[Evaluation of agreement between brushing cytology diagnosis and histology evaluation of biopsy from gastric mucosa based on analysis of 362 cases].

Retrospective analysis is presented for the diagnoses basing on brushing cytology and biopsy histology in 362 patients selected from the total number of 8600 cytologic examinations of gastric mucosa performed in this Department in the years 1984-1992. Endoscopy suggested neoplasma in 58 cases, peptic ulcer in 146 and gastritis in 158 cases. In 64 cytologic specimens neoplastic cells were found (17.7%). Histologic evaluation, in addition to brushing cytology, was possible in 316 cases; in 186 on gastroscopy, in 82 in surgical specimens, in 48 on postmortem. In one case only of positive brushing cytology the diagnosis of cancer was confirmed (1.7%). In 16 cases (8.2%) the brushing cytology is stressed, especially in monitoring subjects of high risk.