Application of ThinPrep bronchial brushing cytology in the early diagnosis of lung cancer: a retrospective study.

The majority of lung cancer patients are diagnosed at advanced stages of disease. This study evaluated the diagnostic value of ThinPrep (TP) bronchial brushing cytology in lung cancer. A total of 595 patients with suspicious lung cancer were enrolled in this study. The bronchial brushing samples wer...

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Main Authors: Chaoying Liu, Zhongmei Wen, Yang Li, Liping Peng
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3997333?pdf=render