STUDY OF BRONCHIAL WASHINGS AND BRUSH CYTOLOGY IN CORELATION WITH ENDOBRONCHIAL BIOPSIES IN VARIOUS LUNG DISEASES

Dr.K.Rama murthy; Dr.C.Sandhya rani; Dr.B.A.Rama krishna

Volume : VI, Issue : VI, June - 2016

STUDY OF BRONCHIAL WASHINGS AND BRUSH CYTOLOGY IN CORELATION WITH ENDOBRONCHIAL BIOPSIES IN VARIOUS LUNG DISEASES

Dr. K. Rama Murthy, Dr. C. Sandhya Rani, Dr. B. A. Rama Krishna

Abstract :

 A comparative study was carried out on 75 patients with endoonchial mass lesions from January 2013 to july 2015 at ASRAM medical college and hospital Department of pathology,Eluru. In our study Endoonchial mass lesions were subjected washings ,ushings and biopsy for identifying the diagnostic utlity of the three procedures in detecting malignant diseases. .Of the 75 patients males were 60 and females were 15 in number. Bronchial washings showed only 19%positivity and negativity 57% and the remaining are inadequate. Bronchial washings could detect only 2(4.8%) malignant cells.Bronchial ushings showed 54% positivity and negativity 38% and the remaining are inadequate. Bronchial ushings could detect 22(29%) malignant cells.Bronchial biopsy showed positivity of 80% and negativity2.6% and the remaining are inadequate.Bronchial biopsy could detect 30 malignant cells. The diagnostic yield for malignancy in BW was 14% , BB was 41% and EBB was 60%.There was significant difference in the diagnostic yield in BW and EBB.