CYTOLOGY OF SPUTUM AND BRONCHIAL SECRETIONS: STUDIES ON 588 PATIENTS WITH MISCELLANEOUS PULMONARY LESIONS
- 1 November 1950
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American College of Physicians in Annals of Internal Medicine
- Vol. 33 (5) , 1164-1174
- https://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-33-5-1164
Abstract
In a group of 588 cases of miscellaneous chest diseases, in which a routine cytologic examination of sputum or bronchial secretions was carried out, 147 cases of proved or suspected broncho-genic carcinoma occurred. Of these 147 cases, 100 were detected by a cytologic examination of sputum or bronchial secretions. No known false positive diagnoses occurred in this series. Of 93 patients with bronchogenic carcinoma who underwent bronchoscopic examination, a positive biopsy was obtained in 38%. In this same group, cytologic studies were positive on 65 patients.Keywords
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