Diagnostic role of fiberoptic bronchoscopy at Zagazig faculty of medicine

ABSTRACT

This study included 258 cases who were candidates for fiberoptic bronchoscopy. The results of sputum cytology were positive for malignant cells in 12.75% out of 102 cases while the results of bronchial aspirate were positive for malignant cells in 47.23% out of 180 suspect malignant cases, but were positive for acid fast bacilli [AFB] in 36.67% out of 30 suspect tuberculous cases. The histopathological results of the bronchial and transbronchial biopsies were proved to be bronchial carcinoma in 50.34%, bronchial adenoma in 2.58%, highly suspicious of malignancy in 1.29%, metaplastic changes in 11.61%, chronic non specific inflammation in 32.26%, interstitial pulmonary fibrosis in 1.29% and caseating granuloma in 0.65% out of 155 cases