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The cytologic diagnosis of primary bronchogenic carcinoma
Author(s) -
O'Keefe John J.
Publication year - 1950
Publication title -
the laryngoscope
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.181
H-Index - 148
eISSN - 1531-4995
pISSN - 0023-852X
DOI - 10.1288/00005537-195009000-00005
Subject(s) - bronchogenic carcinoma , medicine , operability , medical diagnosis , carcinoma , lung cancer , cytology , radiology , pathology , computer science , software engineering
SUMMARY. Primary bronchogenic carcinoma is reviewed. A summation of its characteristics is presented, and the generally accepted methods of diagnosis are examined. The most recently developed diagnostic procedure, cytologic study of bronchoscopically removed secretions, is clinically evaluated An effort is made to show that this method is efficient in obtaining a positive diagnosis of lung cancer in a large percentage of cases, and that it adds an appreciable margin of positive results in otherwise negative cases Further, it is shown that diagnoses obtained before bronchial deformities occur increase the possibility of operability and indicate a more favorable prognosis