title: Bronchoalveolar lavage diagnosis of bronchiolo-alveolar carcinoma.
abstract: Differentiation between diffuse lung tumours and interstitial pulmonary diseases often requires open lung biopsy. We report two cases of bronchiolo-alveolar carcinoma presenting as diffuse pulmonary disease, in which the diagnosis was made by cytological examination of bronchoalveolar lavage. Bronchoalveolar lavage can, thus, differentiate between diffuse lung tumours and interstitial pulmonary diseases.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Sestini
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Rottoli
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Gotti
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Miracco
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Luzi
mesh_terms: D002282:Adenocarcinoma, Bronchiolo-Alveolar / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003581:Cytodiagnosis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008875:Middle Aged; D007507:Therapeutic Irrigation