Liquid-based and conventional cytology for bronchial washings/bronchoalveolar lavages in the diagnosis of malignancy - An institutional experience | Zendy

Kusum Verma | Zendy; Abha Thakur | Zendy; Pooja Bakshi | Zendy; Gagandeep Kaur | Zendy

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Liquid-based and conventional cytology for bronchial washings/bronchoalveolar lavages in the diagnosis of malignancy - An institutional experience

Author(s) -

Kusum Verma,

Abha Thakur,

Pooja Bakshi,

Gagandeep Kaur

Publication year - 2017

Publication title -

journal of cytology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.267

H-Index - 19

eISSN - 0974-5165

pISSN - 0970-9371

DOI - 10.4103/joc.joc_7_16

Subject(s) - medicine , cytology , bronchoalveolar lavage , malignancy , liquid based cytology , pathology , gastroenterology , radiology , cervical cancer , cancer , lung

Liquid-based cytology (LBC) has been developed as an alternative for conventional cytology (CC) in cervical smears. It is now increasingly being used all over the world for cervical cancer screening. However, its role and diagnostic accuracy in bronchial wash (BW)/bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) specimens remains undetermined.

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