Cytological diagnosis of lung cancer in Chiang Mai, Thailand: Cyto-histological correlation and comparison of sensitivity of various methods

• Main Authors: Rangdaeng S., Settakorn J., Bhothirat C., Aramratana A., Ya-In C., Chaiwun B., Sirivanichai C.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2014
• Online Access: http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-0036764355&partnerID=40&md5=438007a61056c1d1c35fcbf8561abe52; http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12450072; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/handle/6653943832/2370
• Institution: Chiang Mai University

To evaluate the role of cytology of sputum, bronchial brushing (BB), bronchial washing (BW), bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) and fine needle aspiration cytology (FNA) in the diagnosis of lung cancer using histological material as a gold standard, a retrospective study Was performed on cytological mater...