Bronchoscopic diagnosis of solitary pulmonary nodules and lung masses in the absence of endobronchial abnormality

Chest

Volumn 109, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 620-625

  Chechani, Vijay ^a,b  

^a Pulmon Dis Critical Care Med I   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

bronchial brushing; bronchial washing; flexible fiberoptic bronchoscopy; lung cancer; transbronchial needle aspiration

Indexed keywords

AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ARTICLE; BRONCHOSCOPY; CANCER CYTODIAGNOSIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LUNG BIOPSY; LUNG NODULE; LUNG TUMOR; NEEDLE BIOPSY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029979394     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.109.3.620     Document Type: Article

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