Difference in the yields of bronchial washing cytology before and after forceps biopsy for lung cancer diagnosis

Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand

Volumn 89, Issue SUPPL. 5, 2006, Pages

  Sompradeekul, Suree ^a   Chinvetkitvanich, Usana ^a   Suthinon, Panthep ^a   Wongbunnate, Sommit ^a  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Bronchial washing; Bronchoscopy; Cytology; Diagnostic yields; Forceps biopsy; Lung cancer; Transbronchial biopsy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRONCHOSCOPY; BRONCHUS BIOPSY; BRONCHUS INJURY; CHI SQUARE TEST; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOLOGY; CYTOPATHOLOGY; FEMALE; FORCEPS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LUNG CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; THAILAND; TRACHEOBRONCHIAL TOILET; TRANSBRONCHIAL BIOPSY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BRONCHOALVEOLAR LAVAGE; BRONCHOSCOPY; CYTOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUNG; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS;

EID: 33846683304     PISSN: 01252208     EISSN: 01252208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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