title: [Evaluation of the role of cytology in the diagnosis of cancer of the lung. Comparison between cytology and pathological anatomy in 330 cases of proximal cancers].
abstract: This retrospective study was performed to evaluate the interest of cytology in the diagnosis of pulmonary carcinomas. Bronchial samples were collected from 330 patients known to display a macroscopic lesion which was detected by bronchoscopy. Cytological analysis of the bronchial brushings and washings, removed at the first fibroscopy, allowed the diagnosis of malignancy in 92% of the cases analyzed whereas the biopsy confirmed the malignancy in 77% of the cases. In conclusion cytological studies gave information on malignity and classification in 90% of the cases. However histological classification only could guarantee the choice of the best treatment regimen.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de Cytologie, Centre Hospitalier Lyon-Sud, Pierre-Bénite.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: De Villaine
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Mesguich
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Fabien
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Isaac
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rochet
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Paulin
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000473:pathology; D001706:Biopsy / Q000379:methods; D001999:Bronchoscopy; D002277:Carcinoma / Q000145:classification / Q000473:pathology*; D018287:Carcinoma, Large Cell / Q000473:pathology; D018288:Carcinoma, Small Cell / Q000473:pathology; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000473:pathology; D002985:Clinical Protocols; D003581:Cytodiagnosis / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005336:Fiber Optic Technology; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000145:classification / Q000473:pathology*; D008223:Lymphoma / Q000473:pathology; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity
vernacular_title: Evaluation du rôle de la cytologie dans le diagnostic des cancers du poumon. Comparaison entre la cytologie et l'anatomie pathologique sur 330 cas de cancers proximaux.