CYTOLOGY OF SPUTUM AND BRONCHIAL SECRETIONS: STUDIES ON 588 PATIENTS WITH MISCELLANEOUS PULMONARY LESIONS
Authors: L B WOOLNER, J R McDONALD
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1950)

Article1 November 1950CYTOLOGY OF SPUTUM AND BRONCHIAL SECRETIONS: STUDIES ON 588 PATIENTS WITH MISCELLANEOUS PULMONARY LESIONSLEWIS B. WOOLNER, M.D., JOHN R. MCDONALD, M.D.LEWIS B. WOOLNER, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, JOHN R. MCDONALD, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-33-5-1164 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptA number of investigators have shown that bronchogenic carcinoma may be diagnosed by cytologic examination of sputum or bronchial secretions.1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8These preliminary studies have been, in the main, enthusiastic, but much remains to be learned concerning the use of the method in practice. Of particular importance is the question whether cytologic technic may be used advantageously more or less as a screening device in the routine diagnostic procedures of a general chest service. The present paper deals with our experience with the method as a routine procedure in the investigation, over a given...Bibliography1. DudgeonWrigley LSCH: On the demonstration of particles of malignant growth in the sputum by means of the wet-film method, J. Laryngol. and Otol. 50: 752-762, 1935. CrossrefGoogle Scholar2. Barrett NR: Examination of sputum for malignant cells and particles of malignant growth, J. Thoracic Surg. 8: 169-183, 1938. CrossrefGoogle Scholar3. Gowar FJ: Carcinoma of the lung: the value of sputum examination in diagnosis, Brit. J. Surg. 30: 193-200, 1943. CrossrefGoogle Scholar4. Wandall HH: A study on neoplastic cells in sputum as a contribution to the diagnosis of primary lung cancer, Acta chir. Scandinav. 91: (suppl. 93), 1-143, 1944. Google Scholar5. HerbutClerf PALH: Bronchogenic carcinoma; diagnosis by cytologic study of bronchoscopically removed secretions, J. A. M. A. 130: 1006-1012, 1946. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar6. Papanicolaou GN: Diagnostic value of exfoliated cells from cancerous tissues, J. A. M. A. 131: 372-378, 1946. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar7. McKayWareAtwoodHarken DGPFDADE: The diagnosis of bronchogenic carcinoma by smears of bronchoscopic aspirations, Cancer 1: 208-222, 1948. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar8. LiebowLindskogBloomer AAGEWE: Cytological studies of sputum and bronchial secretions in the diagnosis of cancer of the lung, Cancer 1: 223-233, 1948. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar9. WoolnerMcDonald LBJR: Cytologic diagnosis of bronchogenic carcinoma, Am. J. Clin. Path. 19: 765-769, 1949. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar10. WoolnerMcDonald LBJR: Symposium on identification of carcinoma cells in sputum, bronchial secretions and urine. Bronchogenic carcinoma: diagnosis by microscopic examination of sputum and bronchial secretions; preliminary report, Proc. Staff Meet., Mayo Clin. 22: 369-381, 1947. MedlineGoogle Scholar11. WoolnerMcDonald LBJR: Carcinoma cells in sputum and bronchial secretions: a study of 150 consecutive cases in which results were positive, Surg., Gynec. and Obst. 88: 273-290, 1949. MedlineGoogle Scholar12. Papanicolaou GN: A new procedure for staining vaginal smears, Science 95: 438-439, 1942. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Rochester, Minnesota*Read at the Regional Meeting of the American College of Physicians, Detroit, Michigan, November 20, 1948.Received for publication November 27, 1948.From the Division of Surgical Pathology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byAn update on pleuro-pulmonary cytopathology: Part i: Cytological diagnosis of mesothelioma and molecular cytology of lung cancer with an historical perspectiveRespiratory TractSPUTUM CYTOLOGYCytologic CorrelationsCytologic Diagnosis of Lung CancerBronchial findings in pulmonary tuberculosisThe effect of anesthetic method upon the results of bronchial washing cytologyEarly Cancer—Its Detection, Diagnosis and ManagementExfoliative Cytology in the Early Diagnosis of CancerEXFOLIATIVE CYTOLOGY AND PULMONARY CANCERThe Diagnosis of Bronchogenic CarcinomaThe Differential Diagnosis of Chronic Pulmonary DiseaseThe Value of Cytological Examination of the Sputum in the Diagnosis of Carcinoma of the BronchusPulmonary Alveolar Adenomatosis with Report of a Case Diagnosed in Sweden.Zur cytologischen Diagnostik im Bereich des Tracheo-Bronchial-Systems 1 November 1950Volume 33, Issue 5Page: 1164-1174KeywordsCell biologyLesionsSputumSurgical pathologyThorax ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 November 1950 PDF downloadLoading ...