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  • Title: [Value of sputum cytology in preoperative diagnosis of bronchial carcinoma].
    Author: Wacha H, Weiss K.
    Journal: Fortschr Med; 1980 Mar 06; 98(9):325-8. PubMed ID: 7372259.
    Abstract:
    Of 492 in patients with primary lung cancer, pathological proof of diagnosis after thoracotomy was obtained by sputum cytology in 53,87%. Better results were obtained in patients over the age of 70 years and even in peripheral lung tumors. The results were analyzed according to tumor size, localization and malignant cell type. The prognosis of patients with positive and negative cytological specimens are compared.
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