title: Brush cytology as a diagnostic aid for bronchogenic carcinoma.
abstract: The results of 125 bronchoscopies were reviewed and analysed with particular emphasis on bronchial brushing. In the patients with a visible endobronchial growth, yield for malignancy was 76.6%, while 2.9% each showed evidence of adenoma and dysplasia. In the patients with no visible growth, the yield was 25% without fluoroscopic guidance. There were no major complications.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Nizam's Institute of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Boghani
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Sambare
mesh_terms: D000236:Adenoma / Q000473:pathology; D001999:Bronchoscopy; D002283:Carcinoma, Bronchogenic / Q000473:pathology*; D005336:Fiber Optic Technology; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*