Diagnosis of parenchymal Hodgkin's disease using bronchoalveolar lavage.
The usefulness of bronchoalveolar lavage in the diagnosis of parenchymal Hodgkin's disease is illustrated in this case report. Recovery of characteristic Reed-Sternberg cells from the lavage fluid may serve as both a diagnostic and staging procedure and potentially may obviate more invasive steps such as thoracotomy.
D000328:Adult; D001706:Biopsy; D001980:Bronchi; D003581:Cytodiagnosis; D005260:Female; D006689:Hodgkin Disease / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000473:pathology; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D011650:Pulmonary Alveoli; D007507:Therapeutic Irrigation