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Objective To explore the clinical role of transbranchial needle aspiration(TBNA) in the lymph node staging of lung cancer.Methods To forty-six cases of lung cancer with suspected lymph node metastasis by chest CT scan,the TBNA was performed before operation.The cytological results were compared with post-operative pathology.Results In total 94 groups mediastinal nodes,fifty-nine groups were positive by TBNA,sixty-seven groups were diagnosed lymph node metastasis by pathology,the positive accuracy was 88% with the total coincidence rate of 82.6% by cytolagical typing.The overall accurate rate of c-N by TBNA was 86.9%(40/46) compared with p-N.Conclusion TBNA for lymph node staging and pathologic typing of lung cancer is a safe,simple and economic method with high accuracy and high clinical application value.
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Objective To explore the diagnostic value of human telomerase reverse transcriptase (hTERT) and proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA) in pleural and peritoneal effusion. Methods The expressions of hTERT and PCNA were detected by immunocytochemistry in 46 malignant and 21 benign serous specimens. Results hTERT and PCNA were detected respectively in 39 and 29 of 46 malignant specimens, but no expressions in reactive mesothelial cells in all serous specimens. hTERT correlated with PCNA (r=0.30, P