[Our experience using autofluorescence bronchoscopy].
BACKGROUND
Lung cancer is responsible for most cancer deaths in the world. The main reason for the poor prognosis is late diagnosis. Many patients could be successfully treated in early stage.


OBJECTIVE
The authors performed 369 bronchological examination on 336 patients using autofluorescence bronchoscopy between 1998 and 2003 to detect preinvasive lesions and early forms of lung cancer.


METHODS
Storz D-Light autofluorescence system has been used to perform the examinations.


RESULTS
In one third of these patients invasive lung cancer developed during follow-up. Combining traditional white light and autofluorescence technique 50% more intraepithelial lesions have been observed and sensitivity has been increased by 69% compared to the lone use of white light bronchoscopy.


CONCLUSIONS
Supported by most international studies these results emphasise that autofluorescence bronchoscopy has a major role in the early diagnosis of preinvasive bronchial lesions and may help in the prevention and early therapy of lung cancer.
Kovács
Gábor
G
Pest Megyei Tüdogyógyintézet, Törökbálint.
Dulka
Edit
E
Márk
Zsuzsanna
Z
Moldvay
Judit
J
Morócz
Eva
E
Putz
Zsuzsanna
Z
Strausz
János
J
D001984:Bronchial Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000517:prevention & control; D001999:Bronchoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D002278:Carcinoma in Situ / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000517:prevention & control; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D042241:Early Diagnosis; D005260:Female; D005453:Fluorescence; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000517:prevention & control; D008297:Male; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000379:methods*; D008875:Middle Aged; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests
Autofluoreszcens bronchoszkópiával szerzett tapasztalataink.