Open AccessDiagnosis of Lung Cancer
Author(s) -
John P. Griffin,
Mohd Saif Zaman,
Harvey B. Niell,
Elizabeth A. Tolley,
F Cole,
Darryl S. Weiman
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
journal of bronchology and interventional pulmonology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.648
H-Index - 33
eISSN - 1944-6586
pISSN - 1948-8270
DOI - 10.1097/lbr.0b013e3182425b5d
Subject(s) - medicine , lung cancer , concordance , bronchoscopy , malignancy , radiology , biopsy , lung
Guidelines recommend multiple types of cytologic and tissue samplings in the diagnosis of lung cancer by bronchoscopy, but differences of opinion exist as to the relative value of bronchial brushings and endobronchial or transbronchial biopsies. Our objective was to determine concordance of these procedures by a test of symmetry in a historical cohort referred to the pulmonary diagnostic laboratory.