title: The histological preparation of bronchial brushings--a reliable and satisfactory method.
abstract: A method for improving the diagnostic yield of fibreoptic bronchoscopic bronchial brushings and tiny biopsies has been developed. This technique has proved reliable giving a high positive yield of malignant cells and tissue in the 232 specimens examined.
mesh_terms: D001706:Biopsy; D001980:Bronchi / Q000473:pathology*; D001999:Bronchoscopy; D006652:Histological Techniques; D006801:Humans; D012142:Respiratory Tract Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*