Cytological and histological diagnosis of lung cancer in Sardinia and Italy in the 1990s

Monaldi Archives for Chest Disease - Pulmonary Series

Volumn 67, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 179-183

  Pirina, Pietro ^a,c   Budroni, M ^b   Esposito, S ^a   Ostera, S ^a   Polo, M F ^a   Santoru, L ^a   Madeddu, G ^a   Fois, A G ^a   Ginesu, G C ^a   Padua, G ^a   Tanda, F ^b   Ginesu, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASSARI   (Italy)

^b Sassari Cancer Registry   (Italy)

^c Institute of Respiratory Diseases   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cytological diagnosis; Histological diagnosis; Lung cancer

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRONCHUS BIOPSY; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER REGISTRY; CANCER SCREENING; CYTODIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; ITALY; LARGE CELL CARCINOMA; LUNG CANCER; LUNG LAVAGE; LUNG SMALL CELL CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEEDLE BIOPSY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPUTUM CYTODIAGNOSIS; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA;

EID: 38849131307     PISSN: 11220643     EISSN: 2465101X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4081/monaldi.2007.475     Document Type: Article

References (13)

1. Brambilla E, Travis WD, Colby TV, et al. The new world health organization classification of lung tumours. Eur Respir J 2001; 18: 1059-1068.
2. Budroni M, Tanda F. Registro Tumori delia provincia di Sassari. Tumori in Sardegna negli anni Novanta. AM GRAPHIC, Sassari, 2002.
3. Zanetti R, Gafà L, Pannelli F, et al. Cancer in Italy 1993-1998, Third volume. II Pensiero Scientifico Editore, 2002.
4. Wilbur A Franklin. Diagnosis of lung cancer. Pathology of invasive and preinvasive neoplasia. Chest 2000; 117: 805-895.
5. Glendhill A, Bates C, et al. Sputum cytology: a limited role. J Clin Pathol 1997; 50: 566-568.
6. Ginesu F, Pirina P, Deiola G, et al. Epidemiologia dei tumori maligni del polmone in Sardegna nel quinquennio 1985-89 anche in confronto con quella del quinquennio precedente (1980-84). Medicina Toracica 1995; 17: 41-56.
7. Pirina P, Deiola G, Fois AG, et al. Epidemiology of lung cancer in Sardinia (Italy) from 1980 to 1995. Eur Respir J 2000; 20 (Suppl 38): 319S.
8. Pirina P, Ostera S, Santom L, et al. Epidemiology of lung cancer in Sardinia (Italy) from 1980 to 1996. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 2005; 9: 622-626.
9. Mak VHF, Johnston IDA, Hetzel MR, et al. Value of washings and brushings at fibreoptic bronchoscopy in the diagnosis of lung cancer. Thorax 1990; 45: 373-376.
10. Oswald NC, Hinson FW, Canti G, et al. The diagnosis of primary lung cancer with special reference to sputum cytology. Thorax 1971; 26: 623-624.
11. Funahasi A, Browne TK, Houser WC, et al. Diagnostic value of bronchial aspirate and post-bronchoscopic sputum in fibreoptic bronchoscopy. Chest 1979; 76: 514-517.
12. Klein JS, Salomon G and Stewart EA. Transthoracic needle biopsy with a coaxially placed 20-gauge automated cutting needle: results in 122 patients. Radiology 1996; 198: 715-720.
13. Lacasse Y, Wong E, Guyatt GH, et al. Transthoracic needle aspiration biopsy for the diagnosis of localizated pulmonary lesions: a meta-analysis. Thorax 1999; 54: 884-893.