title: Use of pulmonary capillary wedge aspirates for the antemortem diagnosis of pulmonary microvascular tumor.
abstract: The diagnosis of pulmonary lymphangitic carcinoma usually requires fiberoptic bronchoscopy with transbronchial biopsy, percutaneous needle aspiration of the lung, and/or open lung biopsy. We performed right heart catheterization in three patients with adenocarcinoma, in whom the diagnosis of pulmonary lymphangitic carcinoma was made on the basis of cytologic examination of pulmonary capillary blood.
authors.affiliation: Charles A. Dana Research Institute, Boston, Massachusetts.
authors.forename: R D
authors.initials: RD
authors.lastname: Safian
authors.forename: S E
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Come
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kadin
authors.forename: B H
authors.initials: BH
authors.lastname: Lorell
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000556:secondary; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization; D002305:Cardiac Tamponade / Q000097:blood; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000556:secondary; D008833:Microcirculation / Q000473:pathology; D008875:Middle Aged; D009360:Neoplastic Cells, Circulating; D011669:Pulmonary Wedge Pressure