title: [Sputum drainage by ultrasonic nebulization and the diagnosis of pulmonary carcinoma].
abstract: From June 1984 to June 1989, the sputum drain age by ultrasonic nebulization was done in 1155 cases of suspected lung cancer. From 286 positive cases, 157 (54.9%) were confirmed to be pulmonary cancer histologically. The general cytological and histological identification coincidence rate is 86%.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Affiliated Hospital of Qinghai Medical College.
authors.forename: J Y
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Xu
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000175:diagnosis; D000336:Aerosols; D018288:Carcinoma, Small Cell / Q000175:diagnosis; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000175:diagnosis; D004322:Drainage; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D013183:Sputum / Q000166:cytology*; D014465:Ultrasonics
chemical_list: D000336:Aerosols