[Bronchoscopic early detection of lung cancer].
The centrally located lung cancer mainly corresponds to squamous cell carcinoma localized in the large airways. In this paper, tools that are used for the detection of this cancer at the earliest stages are reviewed. Fluorescence bronchoscopy is the latest major advance for the early detection of this cancer.
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Service de pneumologie, Hôpital Saint-Pierre, Bruxelles et Service de Médecine Interne, Institut Bordet, Bruxelles, Belgique. Vincent_NINANE@stpierre-bru.be
D001999:Bronchoscopy; D042241:Early Diagnosis; D005453:Fluorescence; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*