Akins C W, McMillan I K, Sbokos C, Steele R, Lea R D
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 1976 Feb;71(2):309-13.
A modified method of transbronchoscopic sponge biopsy is presented a series of 212 patients is discussed. A diagnostic accuracy rate of 89 per cent was obtained in the 159 cases of proved carcinoma. False-positive and false-negative results are discussed. This technique was found to be an easy, rapid, accurate, and inexpensive method of obtaining samples for cytologic evaluation in the preoperative work-up of patients with suspected pulmonary malignancies.
本文介绍了一种改良的经支气管海绵活检方法，并讨论了一系列212例患者的情况。在159例确诊为癌症的病例中，诊断准确率达到了89%。文中讨论了假阳性和假阴性结果。在对疑似肺部恶性肿瘤患者进行术前检查时，该技术被发现是一种简便、快速、准确且廉价的获取样本进行细胞学评估的方法。
