Publication: Diagnostic value of bronchoalveolar lavage and postbronchoscopic sputum cytology in peripheral lung cancer
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1998-01-01
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13237799
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Mahidol University
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Respirology. Vol.3, No.2 (1998), 131-137
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Phunsup Wongsurakiat, Summit Wongbunnate, Wanchai Dejsomritrutai, Suchai Charoenratanakul, Jamsak Tscheikuna, Praparn Youngchaiyud, Rungsun Pushpakom, Nanta Maranetra, Arth Nana, Nitipatana Chierakul, Usana Sakiyalak, Chairat Ruengjam Diagnostic value of bronchoalveolar lavage and postbronchoscopic sputum cytology in peripheral lung cancer. Respirology. Vol.3, No.2 (1998), 131-137. doi:10.1111/j.1440-1843.1998.tb00111.x Retrieved from: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/20.500.14594/18590
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Diagnostic value of bronchoalveolar lavage and postbronchoscopic sputum cytology in peripheral lung cancer
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The objective of this study was to evaluate the value of bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) and postbronchoscopic sputum cytology in diagnosing peripheral lung cancer. We performed a prospective study in 55 patients with lesions on chest radiographs who were suspected of having lung cancer and had non- endoscopically visible lesions on fiberoptic bronchoscopy. The sequence of procedures in all cases was BAL and transbronchial forceps biopsy. The final diagnosis of these patients were primary lung cancer in 30 patients, metatastic lung cancer in five and benign diseases in 20. In the primary lung cancer group, BAL was positive for malignant cells in 14 of the 30 patients (46.7%). In seven (50%) of these patients, the cell type diagnosed by BAL agreed with the final diagnosis. The diagnostic yield of BAL was influenced by the size and segmental location of the lesion. Bronchoalveolar lavage provided a higher diagnostic yield (46.7%) than transbronchial biopsy (16.7%). In five patients with metastatic lung cancer and 20 patients with benign disease, BAL gave negative results in all. Postbronchoscopic sputum cytology was positive in only two of the 26 patients (7.7%) from whom samples could be obtained. Bronchoalveolar lavage cytology proved to be a valuable diagnostic tool in detecting peripheral, primary lung cancer. Postbronchoscopic sputum cytology provided no significant additional information.