• 대한세포병리학회지
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• 제2권1호
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• pp.20-27
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• 1991

In order to evaluate the role of cytopathologic diagnosis of sputum, bronchial washing and bronchial blushing in the diagnosis of lung cancer, we performed this study. The patients included in this study had undergone sputum, bronchial washing and brushing cytology over the 20-month period of 1985 through 1987. The total number of specimens was 5,495 of 2,242 patients, including 4,830 sputa and 665 bronchial washing and brushings. The average number of sputa and bronchial washings and brushings per case was 2.4 and 1.2 respectively. Among them, about 10% were unsatisfactory specimen, and three-fourths were negative specimens. In sputum cytology, the diagnosis of "atypical cells" was given to 3%, "suspicious for malignancy" was given to 1 %, and "malignancy" was given to 13%. In bronchial washing and brushing cytology, the diagnosis of "atypical cells", "suspicious for malignancy" and malignancy" was given to 6%, 3%, and 20% respectively The cases diagnosed as "atypical cells" in cytology were actually malignancy in 95% and 84.8% of sputum and bronchial washing and brushings respectively, and the "suspicious for malignancy" were actually malignancy in 100% in both methods. The detection rates of malignancy were 504% and 55.2% in sputum and bronchial washing and blushing respectively, and the specificity was 100% in both methods. The accuracy of cell typing was 92% in sputum and 89.7% in bronchial washing and blushing.

• 대한임상검사과학회지
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• 제41권4호
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• pp.189-195
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• 2009

Lung cancer is a type of cancer with high mortality; its 5-year survival rate is at a low 14%. Related cytological tests include sputum, bronchial brushing, bronchial washing and fine needle aspiration cytology test etc. From the test specimens in which sputum, bronchial brushing, bronchial washing, and fine needle aspiration cytology were performed, the sensitivity, specificity and accuracy between cytology test and histology test. In the sputum test, sensitivity was 27.71% and specificity was 98.02%, and the bronchial brushing test showed sensitivity of 93.33% and a specificity of 91.3%. The bronchial washing test was a sensitivity of 53.7% and its specificity was 98.9%, and the fine needle aspiration cytology test showed sensitivity and specificity were 88.46% and 72.97%, respectively. In the specimens diagnosed as normal at the sputum test, malignant diagnosis was found in 21 specimens of bronchial brushing, 30 cases of bronchial washings and 37 cases of fine needle aspiration cytology specimens. In the specimens diagnosed as normal at the bronchial washing test, malignant diagnosis was found in 5 specimens of sputum, 7 specimens of bronchial brushin and 1 cases of fine needle aspiration cytology. One specimens found to be normal in fine needle aspiration cytology turned out to maligant in sputum test. The result of this research shows that, in diagnosis lung cancer, a test method of high sensitivity and specificity should be pursued. However, depending on the location and malignancy of the illness, diagnosis may not be obtained in some cases. Therefore, we conclude that the cytological tests performed for lung cancer testing such as sputum, bronchial brushing, bronchial washing, and fine needle aspiration cytology should be carried out in a mutually complementary manner.

• 대한세포병리학회지
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• 제10권2호
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• pp.151-155
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• 1999

A case of primary malignant fibrous histiocytoma(MFH) of the lung occurring in a 62-year-old man is presented. After preoperative bronchial blushing and washing cytologic diagnosis of poorly differentiated carcinoma, surgical resection and lymph nodes dissection were performed. Subsequent histologic examination revealed a primary MFH. The diagnosis was confirmed by electron microscopic and immunohistochemical examinations. The review of the bronchial brushing and washing cytologic features disclosed many bipolar and a few unipolar spindle tumor cells with a "comel" configuration, mainly single cells, but also forming loose clusters. The nuclei were elongated and hyperchromatic and contained one or more irregular nucleoli. Scattered bizarre, multinucleated tumor giant cells were also present.

• 대한임상검사과학회지
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• 제38권3호
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• pp.152-157
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• 2006

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the usefulness of the automated TB-PCR assay for the detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis. The 807 cases were analyzed with their TB-PCR, AFB smear and culture in bronchial washing fluids, sputum and body fluids samples. The TB-PCR positive of the bronchial washing fluid, sputum and body fluids were 11.3%, 7.3% and 3.6%, respectively, in cases of AFB smear-negative and culture-negative. The sensitivity values of the bronchial washing fluid, sputum and body fluids were 93.3%, 100% and 50%, respectively, according to the culture result. The sensitivity of body fluids was lower than that of the bronchial washing fluid and sputum. The specificity values of the bronchial washing fluid, sputum and body fluids were 83.3%, 89.0% and 95.7%, respectively, according to the culture result. In conclusion, the automated TB-PCR assay proved to be a useful method for the detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in the bronchial washing fluid and sputum. But we think that there is still a need for us to study body fluids further.

• 대한세포병리학회지
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• 제12권1호
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• pp.17-23
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• 2001

To evaluate the role of sputum and bronchial washing for the diagnosis of lung carcinoma, we studied the sensitivity of both cytologic techniques using the biopsy confirmed cases from 228 patients. Among them, 123 cases were squamous cell carcinomas, 42 cases were adenocarcinomas, 48 cases were small cell carcinomas, one case was large cell carcinoma, and 14 cases were other types of carcinoma including poorly differentiated carcinomas. Three hundreds and ninety two sputa and 173 sputa were obtained in the pre- and post-bronchoscopic periods. Bronchial washing had been taken once in each patient. The overall sensitivity of the sputum cytology was 0.52 and that of the bronchial washing 0.63, while it increased to 0.83 when a combination of both techniques. Squamous cell carcinomas were diagnosed to the great extent in which sensitivities were 0.59 and 0.74, in sputum and bronchial washing, respectively. The post-bronchoscopic sputa showed higher sensitivity (0.44) than pre-bronchoscopic sputa (0.30). The sensitivity on sputa increased from 0.34 to 0.49 when three samples were examined compared to the single examination. The accuracy of cell typing was 94.0% in sputa and 93.8% In bronchial washing. Repeated sputum examination including post-bronchoscopic sputa is warranted to Improve sensitivity and a complementary role of both cytologlc techniques can be postulated by these data.

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제47권5호
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• pp.595-600
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• 1999

목 적: 폐흉수에서 ADA 활성도의 측정은 결핵성 폐흉수의 진단에 유용한 검사로 증명되어왔다. 하지만 기관지 폐포 세척액에서 ADA의 유용성에 대해서는 논란이 많으며 또한 그 연구가 극히 미미한 실정이다. 본 연구는 폐결핵의 조기진단의 생화학적 지표로서 결핵환자의 기관지 세척액 ADA의 유용성을 알아보고자 하였다. 대상 및 방법: 폐결핵이 확진된 경우를 제 1군(25명)으로 하였고 폐암환자들을 제 2군(26명)으로 하였으며 대조군을 제 3군(10명)으로 하여 기관지 세척액 ADA 활성도에 있어서 세군 사이에 차이가 있는지를 비교 분석하였다. ADA 측정은 Giustils colorimetric 방법으로 시행하였다. 결 과: 기관지 세척액 ADA 활성도는 제 1군에서 제 2군과 제 3군에 비해 유의하게 높았다(p<0.01). 결 론: 기관지 세척액 ADA 활성도는 폐결핵이 의심되는 환자에서 폐결핵을 진단하는데 유용할 것으로 사료된다.

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제46권6호
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• pp.817-825
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• 1999

연구배경 : 중심형 폐암을 진단하는데 있어서 진단율을 향상시킬 수 있는 기관지내시경적 세척술과 찰과술 방법을 조사하고자 본 연구를 시행하였다. 방 법 : 경북대학교병원 호흡기내과에서 기관지경검사상 기관지내 가시병변이 있었던 40명을 대상으로 전향적으로 조사하였다. 기관지내 병변은 그 형태에 따라 종괴 (I)형, 침윤 (II)형, 결절성 침윤 (III)형, 압박 (IV)형과 허탈 (V)형으로 구분하였다. 기관지 세척술은 조직생검과 찰과술 전 후에 각각 시행하였으며 대상환자를 1-4군으로 나누어 10ml, 20ml, 30ml, 그리고 40ml로 세척액 주입양을 달리 하였다. 찰과술은 기관지경을 기도내 병변부위에 둔 채 기관지경의 작업 통로를 통해 솔을 제거하는 이탈형 찰과술 (with-drawn brush)로 각기 다른 솔을 사용하여 각 환자에서 4회 시행하였다. 결 과 : 40예 가운데 36예가 폐암으로 진단되었으며 4예는 양성질환으로 진단되었다. 폐암으로 진단된 36예의 조직형은 편평상피암이 28예(75.7%)로 가장 많았고, 소세포암이 5예, 선암이 3예였다. 폐암으로 진단된 36예의 기관지내 병변은 종괴형이 17예(47.2%), 침윤형이 4예(8.3%), 결절성 침윤형이 10예(27.8%), 허탈형이 9예(16.7%)였고 압박형은 없었다. 찰과술과 생검 전 후에 시행한 세척술의 진단율은 각각 36%와 28%였으며, 찰과술과 생검 전 후 세척술의 누적진단율은 47%로 찰과술과 생검 전 혹은 후에 시행한 세척술의 진단율에 비해 유의하게 높았다(p<0.05). 세척술시 주입한 생리식염수의 용량에 따른 진단율은 10ml의 경우 37.5%, 20ml는 44.4%, 30ml는 55.5%, 그리고 40ml는 50%로 10ml 혹은 20ml에 비해 30ml를 주입한 경우 진단율이 유의하게 높았다(p<0.05). 찰과술의 1-4회째의 진단율은 각각 75%, 78%, 83%, 67%로 통계적으로 유의한 차이는 없었다. 누적 진단율은 2회 78%, 3회 92%, 4회 92%로 3회 이상 시행한 경우 유의하게 높았다(p<0.05). 생검의 진단율은 86%였으며, 기관지내 병변의 형태에 따른 진단율은 종괴형 88%, 침윤형 67%, 결절성 침윤형 80%, 그리고 허탈형은 100%였다. 생검과 세척술 혹은 찰과술을 병행할 경우 누적진단율은 각각 89%, 97%였으며 생검, 세척술, 찰과술을 모두 시행할 경우의 진단율은 100%였다. 결 론 : 폐암의 진단율을 증가시키기 위해서는 생검과 함께 3회의 찰과술을 시행하는 것이 좋을 것으로 생각되며 세척술의 가치에 대해서는 향 후 추가적인 연구가 필요할 것으로 생각된다. 그러나 세척술을 시행할 경우에는 생검과 찰과술 전 후에 모두 시행하고 30ml 이상의 세척액을 사용하는 것이 좋을 것으로 생각된다.

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제72권2호
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• pp.156-162
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• 2012

Background: The main goal of this study was to evaluate the diagnostic efficacy of reverse transcription-nested polymerase chain reaction (RT-nested PCR) in bronchial washing fluid with MAGE A1-6 common primers for the detection of lung cancers invisible by bronchoscopy. Methods: To determine the expression of MAGE A1-6 gene in 189 lung cancers diagnosed by conventional fluoroscopy-guided lung biopsy and 89 cancer-free controls, RT-nested PCR was performed in bronchial washing specimens. We analyzed MAGE A1-6 RT-nested PCR data according to tumor histology, stage, size, and compared them with cytological data. Results: 189 patients (111 cases in adenocarcinoma, 47 cases in squamous cell carcinoma, 22 cases in small cell lung carcinoma, and 9 cases in other cancers) and 89 benign patients were investigated. The expression of MAGE was performed by nested RT-PCR using common MAGE primer. Among 189 cancer patients, the expression rate of MAGE was 49.2%, and the positive predictive value was 89.4%. However, the expression rate of MAGE in patients with benign lesions was 12.4%. In peripheral lung cancer, the positive rate of MAGE expression was 57.4% in squamous cell carcinoma, 44.1% in adenocarcinoma and 59.1% in small cell lung cancer. Whereas the expression rate of bronchial washing cytology in peripheral lung cancer was 9.0% (p=0.011). Conclusion: MAGE RT-PCR in bronchial washing fluid gave us promising data for the detection of peripheral lung cancer. It could be a useful method for selecting diagnostic tools for peripheral lesions.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제16권1호
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• pp.138-145
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• 1983

The value of exfoliative sputum cytology in diagnosis of lung cancer has been accepted with bronchoscopic technique and results has been much improved by foreign investigators, but there was not presented accurate reports for sputum cytologic evaluation in Korea. We tried to find indicators of cytologic tests result in our hospital. During the period between May, 1980 and August, 1982, 400 patients, tested at Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery of Kosin Medical College, had diagnostic bronchofiberscopic examination, and the cytologic study of sputum and bronchial secretions were performed. The sputum or bronchial secretion during bronchofiberscopic examination were obtained with various methods and the name of specimen were labeled as I, ASPIRATION SPUTUM, which was collected initially endobronchial sputum as introducing of scope, II, WASHING SPUTUM, which was collected washing bronchial secretion, III, BRUSHING SPUTUM, which was washing solution of brushing instrument and endobronchial sputum after brushing of lesions, IV, POST-SCOPIC SPUTUM, which was expectorated sputum as soon as removing of scopic instrument, V, ALL SPUTUM CYTOLOGY & CELL BLOCK, which was collected all specimen of above procedures. The diagnostic results of bronchofiberscopic examination was disclosed 174 cases [43.5%] of proved lung cancer, 47 cases [11.8%] of suspected lung cancer in grossly, and 179 cases [44.8%] of others finding except cancer. Patient with bronchofiberscopically grossly evidence of lung cancer which were not confirmed histologically or cytologically were excluded from this cytologic study. Histologic and cytologic correlation in proven lung cancer, 174 cases was revealed that number of cytologic positive patients were 45 cases [38.7%] among the 117 cases of proved squamous cell carcinoma, 12 cases [38.7%] among hislogically unknown cancer 34 cases and 6 cases [33.3%] among small cell undifferentiated carcinoma 18 Gases. Total cytologic positive result was presented as 67 cases [38.3%]. The other type of lung cancer, histologically, could not comparison because of small cases. The sequence of positive cytologic result in I-V specimen were disclosed as II, WASHING SPUTUM 57.6%, and V, ALL SPUTUM & CELL BLOCK 41.4%. The I, III & IV result were 28.6%, 22.2% and 26.1% respectively.

• 대한세포병리학회지
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• 제6권2호
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• pp.214-218
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• 1995

Cytopathologic findings of two cases of adenoid cystic carcinoma of the trachea are reported. The carcinomas grew as an intratracheal mass. By bronchial washing, brushing and/or post-bronchoscopic sputum cytology, large cohesive sheets, lobulated clusters, or three dimensional ball-like structures were obtained. They had numerous cyst-like spaces containing characteristic globular basophilic material. The tumor cells were uniform and had a small amount of cytoplasm. Nuclei were small and hyperchromatic, Nucleoli were occasionally observed. The cytological diagnosis was confirmed by bronchoscopic biopsies. Since the cytomorphology of adenoid cystic carcinoma is characteristic, review of these cytologic features will enhance the diagnostic accuracy in exfoliative cytology of the respiratory tract.