A comparison of washing and brushing cytology and biopsy in the diagnosis of malignant disease of the esophagus, stomach, and colon

Cytology and biopsy are essential for accurate diagnosis of cancer in the gastrointestinal tract. A combination of washing, brushing, and biopsy technics yielded positive diagnoses in 100% of cases of cancer of the esophagus, 93% in stomach cancer, and 100% in cancer of the colon. In the stomach, wa...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Gastrointestinal endoscopy 1972-11, Vol.19 (2), p.75-76
Hauptverfasser:	Bedine, Marshall S., Cocco, Arthur E.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Biopsy Colonic Neoplasms - diagnosis Esophageal Neoplasms - diagnosis Esophagoscopy Gastrointestinal Neoplasms - pathology Gastroscopy Humans Methods Sigmoidoscopy Stomach Neoplasms - diagnosis
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Zusammenfassung:	Cytology and biopsy are essential for accurate diagnosis of cancer in the gastrointestinal tract. A combination of washing, brushing, and biopsy technics yielded positive diagnoses in 100% of cases of cancer of the esophagus, 93% in stomach cancer, and 100% in cancer of the colon. In the stomach, washing was superior, but in both the esophagus and colon, brushing technics were more accurate.
ISSN:	0016-5107 1097-6779
DOI:	10.1016/S0016-5107(72)73958-9