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Fiberoptic coloscopy and cytology
Author(s) -
Kline Tilde S.,
Yum Keuk K.
Publication year - 1976
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(197605)37:5<2553::aid-cncr2820370548>3.0.co;2-#
Subject(s) - medicine , cytology , false positive paradox , lesion , pathology , biopsy , radiology , computer science , machine learning
Colonic lavage for cytologic examination was obtained concomitantly with fiberoptic coloscopy during direct visualization of the affected bowel. Ninety‐five patients were so studied. There were 61 benign lesions and 34 carcinomas. There were no false positives; abnormal cells were seen in 32 of the 34 carcinomas. It was concluded that this procedure might aid in an accurate histologic diagnosis; when biopsy was not possible, it could enhance the roentgenographic and endoscopic impression, and finally it might give a more complete diagnosis of the true lesion than small or subadjacent biopsies.