Usefulness of Bronchial washings in diagnosing lung malignancy

Authors

  • Ruchee Khandelwal Shri Ram Murti Smarak Institute of Medical Sciences, MJP Rohailkhand University, Bareilly
  • Deepti Agarwal Shri Ram Murti Smarak Institute of Medical Sciences, MJP Rohailkhand University, Bareilly
  • Akriti Agarwal Shri Ram Murti Smarak Institute of Medical Sciences, MJP Rohailkhand University, Bareilly
  • Kriti Arora Shri Ram Murti Smarak Institute of Medical Sciences, MJP Rohailkhand University, Bareilly

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7439/ijbar.v9i3.4666

Keywords:

Cholesterol, Hyporlipidemic, Athreogenic diet, Bauhinia variegate

Abstract

Objective: The present study was done to evaluate the yield of bronchial wash in cases of lung cancer. Methods: This is a 3 year retrospective study which included 163 cases of lung cancer in whom bronchial wash cytology had been done.

Results: The age range was from 34 to 88 years and Male: Female ratio was 5.5:1. The sensitivity of bronchial wash was found to be 24.5% and the false negative index was 32.5%. The sensitivity of endobronchial biopsy was 93.4%. Tumor typing into small cell carcinoma and non-small cell carcinoma could be done on cytology in 85% of cases positive on bronchial wash. Squamous cell carcinoma was the most common type. Interestingly one case was diagnosed as Adenoid cystic carcinoma which was later confirmed on biopsy.

Conclusion: There is still disagreement as to the value and reliability of bronchial wash cytology in diagnosing lung cancer. Bonchial wash cytology has low sensitivity for detecting lung cancer; however, it may be a useful diagnostic test in patients in whom endobronchial biopsy cannot be done.

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Author Biographies

  • Ruchee Khandelwal, Shri Ram Murti Smarak Institute of Medical Sciences, MJP Rohailkhand University, Bareilly
    Department of Pathology, Associate Professor
  • Deepti Agarwal, Shri Ram Murti Smarak Institute of Medical Sciences, MJP Rohailkhand University, Bareilly
    Department of Pathology , Assistant Professor
  • Akriti Agarwal, Shri Ram Murti Smarak Institute of Medical Sciences, MJP Rohailkhand University, Bareilly
    Department of Pathology, Clinical Associate
  • Kriti Arora, Shri Ram Murti Smarak Institute of Medical Sciences, MJP Rohailkhand University, Bareilly
    Department of Pathology, Post Graduate

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Published

2018-04-01

Issue

Vol. 9 No. 3 (2018): Mar

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Original Research Articles

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Usefulness of Bronchial washings in diagnosing lung malignancy. (2018). International Journal of Biomedical and Advance Research, 9(3), 80-84. https://doi.org/10.7439/ijbar.v9i3.4666
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