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Alveolar cells of sputum in pulmonary carcinoma
Author(s) -
Masin Francis,
Masin Marianna
Publication year - 1968
Publication title -
cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.052
H-Index - 304
eISSN - 1097-0142
pISSN - 0008-543X
DOI - 10.1002/1097-0142(196806)21:6<1042::aid-cncr2820210603>3.0.co;2-h
Subject(s) - medicine , sputum , pathology , carcinoma , lung cancer , lung , respiratory disease , cytology , population , respiratory system , tuberculosis , environmental health
This study was carried out to test the claims that increased frequencies of alveolar cells—lipophages—in sputum samplings are of diagnostic importance in incipient or established lung carcinoma. A group of 1033 patients with chronic respiratory diseases (nonsmokers and smokers) and a group of 77 patients with carcinoma of the lung were compared with several population samples of 779 „healthy” nonsmokers and smokers. Differential cell counts and cytologic classification were obtained in 2159 concentrated sputum specimens. Proportions of alveolar and bronchial cells were analyzed statistically in pooled and individual cytologic classes.