title: Cytological diagnosis of bronchial malignancies using the fibreoptic bronchoscope.
abstract: Bronchial brush and wash material were obtained by fibreoptic bronchoscopy in 200 patients suspected of having bronchial carcinoma. Malignancy was diagnosed in 42, giving a diagnostic yield of 21%. Bronchial brush material showed the highest yield. Morphological cell typing was done on cytological material. Technical considerations, diagnostic criteria, diagnostic yield and accuracy are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Colombo.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kumarasinghe
authors.forename: C I
authors.initials: CI
authors.lastname: Jayasundera
mesh_terms: D001984:Bronchial Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D001992:Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid / Q000473:pathology; D020680:Bronchoscopes; D001999:Bronchoscopy / Q000379:methods; D003584:Cytological Techniques; D005336:Fiber Optic Technology; D006801:Humans