Patrón inflamatorio de las vías aéreas en pacientes fumadores con enfermedad pulmonar obstructiva crónica / Inflammatory pattern of the airways in COPD smokers

Introducción: La enfermedad pulmonar obstructiva crónica cursa con un patrón inflamatorio en la vía aérea que incluye neutrófilos, macrófagos, linfocitos, los cuales se pueden obtener mediante un cepillado bronquial citológico. Objetivos: Identificar patrón inflamatorio según células inflamatorias presentes en la vía aérea, mediante el cepillado bronquial citológico e índice tabáquico de paquetes/año en pacientes con enfermedad pulmonar obstructiva crónica. Métodos: Se realizó un estudio descriptivo transversal en pacientes con enfermedad pulmonar obstructiva crónica, que concurrieron al Hospital Neumológico Benéfico-Jurídico, en el período comprendido de junio de 2018 a junio de 2019, con indicación para la realización de fibrobroncoscopía con cepillado bronquial. Resultados: El 53,1 por ciento de los pacientes corresponden al sexo masculino. Un 46,1 por ciento presentó un índice tabáquico de paquetes/año entre 21-40. Predominaron las criptas y estrías como hallazgos broncoscópicos con un 51 por ciento y 40,8 por ciento respectivamente en pacientes con índice paquetes/año mayor que 40. De los pacientes con índice paquetes/año mayor de 40 (13 para un 26,5 por ciento) presentaron hiperplasia de células basales. El 46,9 por ciento de los pacientes presentaron un patrón inflamatorio neutrofílica. Conclusiones: Se identificaron a los pacientes con EPOC que presentaron patrón inflamatorio neutrofílica en la vía aérea y elevado índice tabáquico y desde el punto de vista broncoscópico tienen varios hallazgos que sugieren cronicidad(AU)

Introduction: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease presents with an inflammatory pattern in the airway that includes neutrophils, macrophages, and lymphocytes, which can be obtained by cytological bronchial brushing. Objectives: To identify inflammatory pattern according to inflammatory cells present in the airway, through cytological bronchial brushing and smoking rate of packs/year in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Methods: A cross-sectional descriptive study was carried out in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, who attended Benefico-Jurídico Pneumological Hospital, from June 2018 to June 2019, with an indication for fiberoptic bronchoscopy with bronchial brushing. Results: 53.1percent of the patients correspond to the male sex. 46.1percent ad a smoking rate of packs/year between 21-40. Crypts and striae predominated as bronchoscopic findings with 51percent and 40.8percent respectively in patients with a pack/year index greater than 40. Patients with a pack/year index greater than 40 (13 for 26.5percent) showed basal cell hyperplasia. 46.9percent of the patients had a neutrophilic inflammatory pattern. Conclusions: Patients with COPD who had a neutrophilic inflammatory pattern in the airway and high smoking index were identified, and from the bronchoscopic point of view they have several findings that suggest chronicity(AU)

A Comparative Study of Bronchial Washing and Brushing, with Bronchial Biopsy

Lung cancer is the most common cancer around the world and is associated with significant mortality. Smoking is the most important risk factor. Screening and early diagnosis has significant role in initiating treatment and reducing mortality rates. Also, definite histological subtyping is mandatory for newer therapeutic strategies. Over the past decades, screening for lung cancer has evolved with the advent of bronchoscopy and cytological evaluation. Even though various biomarkers of lung cancer are in study, cytological evaluation of bronchial brushing and washing has become a useful and cost-effective screening method for lung cancer and is widely used all around the world.METHODSIt was a comparative cross-sectional study conducted in the Department of Pathology, Government Medical College, Thrissur, from 1-1-2017 to 30-6-2018. Bronchial washing and brushing specimens received along with biopsy, which are suspicious for bronchogenic carcinoma were included in the study. Sample size was 82. Cytological smears are stained with Giemsa staining and Papanicolaou’s staining. Biopsy specimens are stained with haematoxylin and eosin staining after processing.RESULTSMajority of patients were in the age group of 60 – 79 years (75.6%), and mean age was 64.14 years. Cigarette smoking was seen in 55 patients (67.1%). Out of the 82 cases, 46 cases (56%) were squamous cell carcinoma, 14 cases (17%) were adenocarcinoma, 15 cases (18.3%) were non-small cell carcinoma- NOS, 7 cases (8.6%) were small cell carcinoma. Positivity rates for malignancy with brushing was 52.4%, washing 19.5% and combined 54.9%. Bronchial brushing had a sensitivity of 19.6% in squamous cell carcinoma, 28.6% in adenocarcinoma, 26.7% in non-small cell carcinoma (NSCLC)-NOS, 28.6% in small cell carcinoma (SCLC). Compared to bronchial brushing, the sensitivity of bronchial washing was lower and combination of washing with brushing yielded no additive effects except in adenocarcinoma cases.CONCLUSIONSAmong routinely employed cytological techniques in our centre for a diagnosis of bronchogenic carcinoma, bronchial brushing has higher sensitivity and specificity than bronchial washing. Even though the combination of both cytological techniques yielded not much difference in sensitivity and specificity than brushing alone, usefulness of bronchial washing was evident in adenocarcinomas. Therefore, bronchial brushing, washing and biopsy should be done in the evaluation of suspicious bronchogenic carcinoma and major importance in the processing, evaluation and analysis of brushing will be useful in better cytological diagnosis.

Importancia del cepillado bronquial a ciegas en lesiones tumorales periféricas no visibles endoscópicamente / Importance of blind bronchial brushing in peripheral endoscopically non visible lesions

Introducción: el diagnóstico rápido de las enfermedades neoplásicas pulmonares, primarias o metastásica, tiene una influencia importante sobre el resultado del tratamiento y el pronóstico de este grupo de enfermedades con alta letalidad. En el diagnóstico de estas se usan varias técnicas, entre ellas el cepillado bronquial para estudio citológico con el cual se alcanza un gran rendimiento diagnóstico en las lesiones visibles endoscópicamente y que también es de gran utilidad en los tumores periféricos diagnosticados en un porciento significativo y con el mínimo de complicaciones. Objetivo: evaluar los resultados del cepillado bronquial a ciegas en lesiones pulmonares periféricas de posible etiología tumoral. Métodos: estudio descriptivo, de corte transversal retrospectivo, en pacientes a los que se les realizó cepillado bronquial a ciegas en lesiones pulmonares periféricas sugestivas de ser tumorales en el servicio de neumología del Hospital Hermanos Ameijeiras, en un periodo de 10 años. Se tomaron en cuenta variables como: la localización de la lesión, cepillado útil para diagnóstico, positivo y negativo, tamaño de la lesión y los diagnósticos definitivos. Resultados: se realizó cepillado a ciegas a 517 pacientes, fue útil para diagnóstico en 491 (95 por ciento), en 289 (56 por ciento) se obtuvo resultado positivo. Conclusiones: el cepillado a ciegas en lesiones pulmonares periféricas tumorales es una técnica que mejora considerablemente el rendimiento diagnóstico del carcinoma broncógeno con un número bajo de complicaciones(AU)

Introduction: The rapid diagnosis of pulmonary, primary or metastatic neoplastic diseases has significant influence on the outcome of treatment and the prognosis of this group of high lethal diseases. In their diagnosis, several techniques are used, among them the bronchial brushing for cytological study which achieves great diagnostic performance in endoscopically visible lesions and it is also very useful in the peripheral tumors diagnosed in a significant percentage and with minimum complications. Objective: To evaluate the results of blind bronchial brushing in peripheral lung lesions of possible tumor etiology. Methods: A descriptive, retrospective, cross-sectional study in patients who underwent blind bronchial brushing in peripheral pulmonary lesions suggestive of tumor was conducted in the Pneumology Department at Hermanos Ameijeiras Hospital, over a period of 10 years. The variables taken into account were location of the lesion, brushing useful for diagnosis, positive and negative results, size of the lesion, and the definitive diagnoses. Results: Blind brushing was performed on 517 patients, it was useful for diagnosis in 491 (95 percent), a positive result was obtained in 289 (56 percent). Conclusions: Blind brushing technique in peripheral lung lesions considerably improves the diagnostic performance of bronchogenic carcinoma with low number of complications(AU)

Fluorescence in situ hybridization combined with cytomorphology for the detection of lung cancer in bronchial brushing specimens / 中华肿瘤杂志

Objective@#To evaluate the diagnostic value of fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) combined with bronchial brushing cytology for detecting lung cancer.@*Methods@#Centromeric enumeration probes (CEPs) for chromosomes 7, 8 and 17 were used in FISH assay. The combination of FISH and cytology was analyzed in 69 bronchial brushing specimens.@*Results@#The positive rates of CEP7, CEP8 and CEP17 in malignant cases diagnosed by cytology were 50.0%, 80.8% and 65.4%, respectively. CEP8 probe showed significantly higher positive rate than CEP7 (P=0.015). In the samples of suspicious of malignancy, the positive rates of CEP7, CEP8 and CEP17 were 46.6%, 66.7% and 58.8%, respectively. While in atypical cases, the positive rates of these three probes were 20.0%, 33.3% and 25.0%, respectively. There was no statistical difference between suspicious of malignancy and atypical cases (P>0.05) as well as between malignant and suspicious of malignancy (P>0.05). No chromosome aberrations were found in normal cases diagnosed by cytology. The positive rates of these three probes in adenocarcinoma (ADC) were slightly higher than those in squamous cell carcinoma and small cell lung cancer. However, only CEP8 probe showed statistically difference between ADC and small cell lung cancer (P=0.044). The combination of cytology and FISH using any one of the three-probe set (CEP7, CEP8 and CEP17) showed the sensitivity and specificity of 80.3% and 100.0%, while those of cytology were 54.1% and 100.0%, respectively.@*Conclusions@#FISH combined with cytomorphology assisted the cytology diagnosis of suspicious of malignancy and atypical cases. Therefore, it significantly improved the diagnostic sensitivity for lung cancer without sacrificing specificity.

Bronchial Brushing Cytologic Finding of Primary Pulmonary Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma Misinterpretated as Small Cell Carcinoma: A Case Report with Literature Review

An adenoid cystic carcinoma is a very rare primary pulmonary neoplasm. Bronchial washing and brushing cytological findings of pulmonary adenoid cystic carcinoma have rarely been described. Here, we report the bronchial brushing cytological findings of an adenoid cystic carcinoma, finally diagnosed in a 71-year-old female patient. The low-power view showed moderate cellularity and cohesive clusters of small to medium-sized cells. The high-power view revealed distinct nuclear moldings, a coarse chromatin pattern, and inconspicuous nucleoli, which was favorable to a diagnosis of small cell carcinoma. However, apoptotic bodies, nuclear debris, and mitoses were not seen frequently. The bronchial biopsy showed solid, trabecular, and cribriform patterns in small cells. Periodic acid Schiff staining disclosed globular basement membrane-like materials, and the immunohistochemical staining revealed the presence of myoepithelial cell components, strongly suggestive of a salivary gland type tumor, compatible with an adenoid cystic carcinoma. In this report, we describe the exfoliative cytological features of a pulmonary adenoid cystic carcinoma with emphasis on some diagnostic pitfalls.

Lavado y cepillado bronquiales en tumores pulmonares centrales y periféricos sospechosos de malignidad / Bronchial washing and brushing in central and peripheral lung masses suspicious of malignancy

El diagnóstico citológico e histopatológico en casos de tumores pulmonares se realiza con alta confiabilidad a través de muestras obtenidas por fibrobroncoscopía (FBC). Puede haber diferencias que dependen de la localización del tumor. Objetivo: Determinar la sensibilidad del lavado, cepillado bronquial y biopsia por (FBC) en una muestra de tumores pulmonares centrales, donde hay alteraciones endoscópicas evidentes y en otra de tumores pulmonares periféricos con sospecha de malignidad donde las alteraciones son menos frecuentes. Casos: Se estudiaron 86 enfermos con tumores pulmonares, 44 centrales (Grupo A) y 42 periféricos (Grupo B). Todos fueron objeto de estudio por FBC con lavado y cepillado; en 15 casos se practicó biopsia. Resultados: Hubo una diferencia significativa (p < 0.005) con respecto a la apariencia normal y anormal entre tumores centrales (A) y periféricos (B). El diagnóstico de malignidad basado en la presencia de células malignas por cepillado y lavado bronquiales fue positivo en 21 del Grupo A y en 14 del Grupo B con sensibilidad de 60 y 40%, respectivamente. En 15 casos de tumor endobronquial se practicó biopsia. En los casos negativos, 23 del A y 28 del B, se emplearon otros métodos diagnósticos (p < 0.05). Se detectaron 76 casos de neoplasias, predominando el carcinoma bronquiogénico (43%). Diez casos fueron procesos infecciosos. Conclusión: El estudio por FBC permanece como un importante método diagnóstico en casos de tumores pulmonares. El lavado y el cepillado tuvieron resultados positivos en 35/86, cifra relativamente baja que sugiere la necesidad de mejorar la calidad de las muestras obtenidas. La negatividad por FBC obliga el empleo de otros métodos diagnósticos. El costo estimado de los procedimientos, erogado por el paciente en dólares americanos, es notablemente menor que en países como Holanda, que se tomó como comparativo.

Cytologic and histologic diagnosis of lung tumors can usually be done by means of fiberoptic bronchoscopy (FOB), but there are some differences in cases of central or peripheral tumors. Objective: To determine the sensititivity of bronchial brushing, lavage and biopsy performed by FBO in a sample of central tumors, with evident bronchial alterations, and another sample of peripheral lesions in which these alterations are less frequent. A preliminary comparison of the costs of FOB in Mexico and Holland was also done. Cases: There were 86 patients with tumoral lesions suspicious of malignancy, 44 central (Group A) and 42 peripheral (Group B); all were subjected to FOB, lavage and bronchial brush ings; biopsy was done in 15 cases of endobronchial lesions. Results: There was a significat difference (p < 0.005) as to the normal or abnormal appearance of the bronchial mucosa between central tumors (A) and peripheral (B) lesions. Diagnosis of malignancy by lavage and brushing based in the finding of malignant cells was positive in 21 of the Group A and in 14 of Group B, sensitivity of 60% and 40% respectively. Biopsy was performed in 15 cases with endobronchial tumor. In the negative cases, 23 in Group A and 28 in Group B, other diagnostic methods were employed (p < 0.05). A total of 76 cases of malignancy were detected; bronchogenic carcinoma was predominant (43%). Ten cases of infectious diseases were identified. Conclusion: FOB remains as an important diagnostic tool in cases of lung tumors. Bronchial lavage and brushing had positive results for malignant cells in 35/86; this relative low figure suggests the need to improve the quality of the samples obtained by FOB. Other diagnostic methods must be used in cases with negative FOB results. Estimated costs, in US dollars, of diagnostic methods are much lower in Mexico than in an European country, The Netherlands.

Bronchial Brushing and Bronchial Washing Cytologic Features of Primary Malignant Fibrous Histiocytoma of the Lung: A Case Report / 대한세포병리학회지

A case of primary malignant fibrous histiocytoma(MFH) of the lung occurring in a 62-year-old man is presented. After preoperative bronchial brushing and washing cytologic diagnosis of poorly differentiated carcinoma, surgical resection and lymph nodes dissection were performed. Subsequent histologic examination revealed a primary MFH. The diagnosis was confirmed by electron microscopic and immunohistochemical examinations. The review of the bronchial brushing and washing cytologic features disclosed many bipolar and a few unipolar spindle tumor cells with a "comet" configuration, mainly single cells, but also forming loose clusters. The nuclei were elongated and hyperchromatic and contained one or more irregular nucleoli. Scattered bizarre, multinucleated tumor giant cells were also present.

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We describe a case of fine needle aspiration cytology of metastatic nasopharyngeal carcinoma in the lymph node of the neck presenting a predominantly spindle cell pattern. A 36 year-old male patient complained of dysesthesia on the right face and a palpable neck mass. Fine needle aspiration was done on the neck mass. Tumor cells were present in syncytial groups or singly with mainly spindle shaped nuclei, vesicular chromatin, thin and regular nuclear membrane, occasional prominent nucleoli and a few foci of cellular cohesiveness. The cytoplasm was scant and pale with ill-defined borders. Mature lymphocytes were present in the background of aspirates and within the tumor cell clusters. Histologically, the tumor of nasopharynx showed several areas of spindle cell pattern. Because the tumor cells showed a predominantly spindle shape with vesicular nuclear chromatin, the differential diagnosis of spindle cell sarcoma or granuloma of epithelioid cells were considered, but the characteristic morphology of the nuclei with vesicular chromatin and prominent nucleoli, and cellular cohesiveness were important in making the diagnosis of nasopharyngeal carcinoma. The possibility of metastatic carcinoma should always be considered in fine needle aspiration cytology of the lymph node in the neck because the incidence of metastatic carcinoma, particularly of the nasopharyngeal carcinoma in the lymph nodes of the neck is relatively high.

A Case of Nephrotic Syndrome in Behcet's Syndrome

Electron microscopy (EM) can provide a valuable contribution to light microscopy (LM) in the interpretation of fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) specimen, especially in the diagnosis of the tumor. However, considerable care in processing the specimen is mandatory to recover the cells and avoid altering the fine structures. We experienced a case of malignant melanoma in 33-yrs-old female, diagnosed by EM study of FNAC specimen from the axillary mass, who was initially thought as dissem- inated carcinomatosis on LM study. The technique of EM study on FNAC specimen consisted of washing the needle and syringe in 2.5% glutaraldehyde after a rapid stain (Diff-Quik), which was used to obtain a preliminary diagnostic impression and to assure the adequacy of the EM specimen. After centrifugation in the steps of fixation and dehydration, the sediment was made into an epon block and examined. The whole processing time of EM study can be shortened within 7 or 8 hours, and results can be available within 48 to 72 hours. Our experience suggests the EM study on FNAC can be a useful diagnostic method in the diagnosis of difficult FNAC cases.

Cytopathologic Features of Adenoid Cystic of Trachea Carcinoma: Report of 2 Cases / 대한세포병리학회지

Cytopathologic findings of two cases of adenoid cystic carcinoma of the trachea are reported. The carcinomas grew as a intratracheal mass. By bronchial washing, brushing and/ or post-bronchoscopic sputum cytology, large cohesive sheets, lobulated clusters, or three dimensional ball-like structures were obtained. They had numerous cyst-like spaces containing characteristic globular basophilic material. The tumor cells were uniform and had a small amount of cytoplasm. Nuclei were small and hyperchromatic. Nucleoli were occasionally observed. The cytological diagnosis was confirmed by bronchoscopic biopsies.

Cytopathologic Features of Primary Bronchial Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma: A Case Report / 대한세포병리학회지

Adenoid cystic carcinoma arising from the submucosal glands of the trachea and bronchial tree is rare. The histopathology and natural history of bronchial adenoid cystic carcinoma have been well documented, but detailed descriptions of its cytomor- phology are few. We report a case of primary bronchial adenoid cystic carcinoma in a 20-year-old female, diagnosed by bronchial brushing cytology. The cytologic specimens showed large clusters of small cells arranged around cystlike spaces containing globular basophilic material.

Evaluation of cytopathologic diagnosis of lung carcinoma / 대한세포병리학회지

In order to evaluate the role of cytopathologic diagnosis of sputum, bronchial washing and bronchial brushing in the diagnosis of lung cancer, we performed this study. The patients included in this study had undergone sputum, bronchial washing and brushing cytology over the 20-month period of 1985 through 1987. The total number of specimens was 5,495 of 2,242 patients, including 4,830 sputa and 665 bronchial washing and brushings. The average number of sputa and bronchial washings and brushings per case was 2.4 and 1.2 respectively. Among them, about 10% were unsatisfactory specimen, and three-fourths were negative specimens. In sputum cytology, the diagnosis of "atypical cells" was given to 3%, "suspicious for malignancy" was given to 1 %, and "malignancy" was given to 13%. In bronchial washing and brushing cytology, the diagnosis of "atypical cells", "suspicious for malignancy" and malignancy" was given to 6%, 3%, and 20% respectively. The cases diagnosed as "atypical cells" in cytology were actually malignancy in 95% and 84.8% of sputum and bronchial washing and brushings respectively, and the "suspicious for malignancy" were actually malignancy in 100% in both methods. The detection rates of malignancy were 50.4% and 55.2% in sputum and bronchial washing and brushing respectively, and the specificity was 100% in both methods. The accuracy of cell typing was 92% in sputum and 89.7% in bronchial washing and brushing.