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| Predicate | Object |
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| rdf:type | |
| lifeskim:mentions | |
| pubmed:issue |
8773
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| pubmed:dateCreated |
1991-11-21
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| pubmed:abstractText |
Diagnosis of lung cancer by examination of induced sputum specimens for malignant cells may be a valuable alternative to diagnosis by bronchoscopy. Patients suspected of having lung cancer were recruited and randomly distributed into two groups, one group (n = 34) having sputum induced by use of an ultrasonic nebuliser before bronchoscopy, and the other (n = 33) undergoing ordinary expectoration before bronchoscopy. 25 patients in the induced-sputum group were diagnosed as having primary lung cancer; induced sputum was positive for malignant cells in 21 of these patients (84%), whereas bronchoscopy was positive in 23 (92%) (not significantly different). In comparison, ordinary sputum was positive in 15 of 29 patients (52%) diagnosed as having primary lung cancer, whereas bronchoscopy was positive in 28 (97%) (p less than 0.001). Induction of sputum by an ultrasonic nebuliser was an effective procedure for diagnosis of primary lung cancer.
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| pubmed:language |
eng
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| pubmed:journal | |
| pubmed:citationSubset |
AIM
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| pubmed:chemical | |
| pubmed:status |
MEDLINE
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| pubmed:month |
Oct
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| pubmed:issn |
0140-6736
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| pubmed:author | |
| pubmed:issnType |
Print
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| pubmed:day |
19
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| pubmed:volume |
338
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| pubmed:owner |
NLM
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| pubmed:authorsComplete |
Y
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| pubmed:pagination |
976-7
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| pubmed:dateRevised |
2006-11-15
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| pubmed:meshHeading | |
| pubmed:year |
1991
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| pubmed:articleTitle |
Induced sputum and cytological diagnosis of lung cancer.
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| pubmed:affiliation |
IInd Department of Chest Medicine, Pulmologisches Zentrum, Vienna, Austria.
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| pubmed:publicationType |
Journal Article,
Clinical Trial,
Comparative Study,
Randomized Controlled Trial
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