Brush cytology in the diagnosis of gastroesophageal lesions

Ninety patients of various gastroesophageal lesions and 10 normal control individuals were examined by brush cytology technique, endoscopy and punch biopsy when indicated. Bruch cytology was diagnostic in 96% of benign lesions and 82% of malignant lesions, which was comparable to endoscopic and histopathological diagnosis. Moreover the combination of the three methods was complementary and elucidated the diagnosis in all the patients studied