THE ROLE OF BRONCHOSCOPY IN LUNG CANCER

Diagnostic Fiberoptic Bronchoscopy

1975 • 398 citations

Bronchoscopy in North America: The ACCP Survey

1991 • 355 citations

FLEXIBLE BRONCHOFIBERSCOPE

1968 • 321 citations

Solitary Pulmonary Nodules

1988 • 241 citations

Transbronchial needle aspiration in the diagnosis and staging of bronchogenic carcinoma.

1983 • 224 citations

Transbronchial Lung Biopsy via the Fiberoptic Bronchoscope

1975 • 215 citations

Detection and Localization of Early Lung Cancer by Imaging Techniques

1993 • 209 citations

Diagnostic Accuracy in Lung Cancer

1976 • 197 citations

Rapid On-Site Evaluation of Transbronchial Aspirates

1990 • 175 citations

Diagnostic Accuracy in Peripheral Lung Lesions

1979 • 167 citations

Diagnostic Accuracy of Multiple Biopsies from Flexible Fiberoptic Bronchoscopy

1982 • 161 citations

Flexible Fiberoptic Bronchoscopy and Percutaneous Needle Lung Aspiration for Evaluating the Solitary Pulmonary Nodule

1982 • 155 citations

Detection and Localization of Early Lung Cancer by Imaging Techniques*

1991 • 153 citations

Bronchus sign on CT in peripheral carcinoma of the lung: value in predicting results of transbronchial biopsy.

1991 • 150 citations

Transbronchial biopsy smear for diagnosis of peripheral pulmonary carcinomas

1967 • 150 citations

The Role of Transcarinal Needle Aspiration in the Staging of Bronchogenic Carcinoma

1984 • 143 citations

Value of washings and brushings at fibreoptic bronchoscopy in the diagnosis of lung cancer.

1990 • 142 citations

Transbronchial needle aspiration staging of bronchogenic carcinoma.

1986 • 136 citations

Transbronchial biopsy via flexible fiberoptic bronchoscope; results in 164 patients.

1976 • 134 citations

Biopsy and Brushing of Peripheral Lung Cancer with Fluoroscopic Guidance

1979 • 128 citations

The Effect of Tumor Size and Location on Diagnosis by Fiberoptic Bronchoscopy

1977 • 127 citations

Transbronchial needle aspiration of peripheral masses.

1983 • 127 citations

Transbronchial Needle Aspiration of Peripheral Pulmonary Nodules

1984 • 125 citations

Transbronchial needle aspiration staging of bronchogenic carcinoma

1987 • 122 citations

Fluorescence Bronchoscopy for Detection of Lung Cancer

1979 • 112 citations

Transbronchial Needle Aspiration in the Diagnosis of Bronchogenic Carcinoma

1987 • 104 citations

Flexible Bronchofiberscope

1970 • 103 citations

Diagnostic sensitivity of different techniques in the diagnosis of lung tumors with the flexible fiberoptic bronchoscope. Comparison of brush biopsy, imprint cytology of forceps biopsy, and histology of forceps biopsy

1991 • 103 citations

Detection of Early Lung Cancer Using Low Dose Photofrin II

1990 • 103 citations

Managing solitary pulmonary nodules. The choice of strategy is a "close call".

1986 • 100 citations

Bronchoalveolar Lavage in the Diagnosis of Peripheral, Primary Lung Cancer

1992 • 96 citations

Cytology in Fiberoptic Bronchoscopy: Comparison of Bronchial Brushing, Washing and Post-Bronchoscopy Sputum

1974 • 94 citations

Laser fluorescence bronchoscope for localization of occult lung tumors

1979 • 92 citations

Transbronchial Needle Aspiration for Diagnosis of Lung Cancer

1981 • 92 citations

Clinical application of a new endoscopic technique for detection of in situ bronchial carcinoma.

1979 • 84 citations

The use of fiberoptic bronchoscopy and brush biopsy in the diagnosis of suspected pulmonary malignancy.

1974 • 81 citations

Transbronchial Needle Aspiration in the Practice of Bronchoscopy

1989 • 77 citations

Fibreoptic bronchoscopy: effect of multiple bronchial biopsies on diagnostic yield in bronchial carcinoma.

1982 • 76 citations

Comparison of transbronchial fine needle aspiration biopsy, aspiration of bronchial secretion, bronchial washing, brush biopsy and forceps biopsy in the diagnosis of lung cancer.

1983 • 76 citations

Bronchoscopic evaluation of peripheral lung tumours.

1988 • 74 citations

Bronchial brushing and bronchial biopsy: comparison of diagnostic accuracy and cell typing reliability in lung cancer.

1986 • 73 citations

Fiberoptic Bronchoscopic Laser Photoradiation for Tumor Localization in Lung Cancer

1982 • 71 citations

Bronchogenic Carcinoma Presenting as an Endobronchial Mass

1983 • 70 citations

Diagnostic sensitivity and specificity of pulmonary cytology: comparison of techniques used in conjunction with flexible fiber optic bronchoscopy.

1980 • 69 citations

Diagnostic, Morphologic, and Histopathologic Correlates in Bronchogenic Carcinoma

1991 • 69 citations

Diagnostic accuracy of cytology and biopsy in primary bronchial carcinoma.

1981 • 68 citations

Diagnosis of Peripheral Lung Cancer in Cases of Tumors 2 cm or Less in Size

1989 • 67 citations

The Bronchoscopy Survey

1991 • 66 citations

Fiberoptic bronchoscopy

1978 • 64 citations

Fiberoptic Bronchoscopy—Diagnostic Applications

1987 • 60 citations

Diagnosis of lung cancer by fibreoptic bronchoscopy: problems in the histological classification of non-small cell carcinomas.

1984 • 58 citations

Bronchoscopic and Roentgenographic Correlates of a Positive Transbronchial Needle Aspiration in the Staging of Lung Cancer

1991 • 58 citations

The High Price off Bronchoscopy

1990 • 57 citations

Bronchial brushing during fiberoptic bronchoscopy for the cytodiagnosis of lung cancer: comparison with sputum and bronchial washings.

1976 • 56 citations

Bronchoscopic Localization of Radiographically Occult Lung Cancer

1974 • 56 citations

Mediastinal lymph node puncture through the tracheal carina.

1958 • 56 citations

Use of the Bronchofiberscope for Bronchial Brush Biopsy

1973 • 53 citations

Flexible Transbronchial Needle Aspiration

1984 • 51 citations

Transbronchial needle aspiration in clinical practice.

1985 • 50 citations

Fiberoptic bronchoscopy in the diagnosis of lung cancer comparison of pre-and post-bronchoscopy sputa, washings, bruchings and biopsies.

1977 • 44 citations

Assessment of Endoscopically Visible Bronchial Carcinomas

1978 • 43 citations

Bronchoscopic and percutaneous aspiration biopsy in the diagnosis of bronchial carcinoma cell type.

1982 • 43 citations

Bronchial submucosal needle aspiration performed through the fiberoptic bronchoscope.

1984 • 42 citations

Flexible Fiberoptic Bronchoscopy Its Place in the Search for Lung Cancer

1973 • 42 citations

Usefulness of Carcinoembryonic Antigen Determination in Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid

1991 • 40 citations

Fibreoptic bronchoscopy in the elderly: 4 years' experience

1988 • 38 citations

Quantitation of carcinoembryonic antigen in the lung lining fluid of normal smokers and nonsmokers.

1981 • 38 citations

Diagnostic Value of Bronchial Aspirate and Postbronchoscopic Sputum in Fiberoptic Bronchoscopy

1979 • 34 citations

Usefulness of tumor markers in serum and bronchoalveolar lavage of patients undergoing fiberoptic bronchoscopy.

1985 • 34 citations

Bronchial Brushing through the Flexible Fiberoptic Bronchoscope in the Diagnosis of Peripheral Pulmonary Lesions

1975 • 33 citations

Cytologic diagnosis of pulmonary carcinoma on bronchoscopic brushing material.

1982 • 31 citations

Elevated Prostaglandin E2 Levels in Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid of Patients with Bronchogenic Carcinoma

1990 • 31 citations

Bronchofiberscopy With Curette Biopsy and Bronchography in the Evaluation of Peripheral Lung Lesions

1981 • 30 citations

Fluorescence bronchoscopy in the localization of bronchogenic carcinoma

1982 • 27 citations

The Detection and Treatment of Early Lung Cancer

1974 • 24 citations

Glutathione S-transferase isoenzymes in human bronchoal veolar lavage: a possible early marker for the detection of lung cancer

1990 • 21 citations

Hematoporphyrin derivative in the detection and localization of radiographically occult lung cancer.

1982 • 21 citations

Diagnosing and staging of non-small cell lung cancer.

1990 • 21 citations

Airway Carcinoembryonic Antigen Concentrations in Patients with Central Lung Cancer or Chronic Bronchitis

1990 • 21 citations

Needle Brush in the Diagnosis of Lung Mass or Nodule through Flexible Bronchoscopy

1991 • 21 citations

Bronchial brushings and washings: a diagnostically rewarding procedure?

1974 • 20 citations

Direct Endoscopy of the Upper Air-Passages and Œsophagus; Its Diagnostic and Therapeutic Value in the Search for and Removal of Foreign Bodies

1902 • 20 citations

Bronchial Brushing in Bronchogenic Carcinoma

1977 • 19 citations

Transbronchial Needle Aspiration

1985 • 18 citations

Diagnosis of Peripheral Lung Cancer Using a New Type of Endoscope

1990 • 17 citations

Collection and Preparation of Bronchoscopic Specimens

1978 • 16 citations

Usefulness of tumor markers in serum and bronchoalveolar lavage of patients undergoing fiberoptic bronchoscopy

1985 • 15 citations

Diagnosis of Early Bronchogenic Carcinoma

1978 • 13 citations

Collection and preparation of bronchoscopic specimens

1978 • 12 citations

Newer procedures using the fiberoptic bronchoscope in the diagnosis of lung cancer

1987 • 12 citations

Transbronchial Needle Aspiration—Current Status

1989 • 12 citations

The Value of Submucous Needle Aspiration in the Prediction of Surgical Resection Line of Bronchogenic Carcinoma

1991 • 11 citations

The diagnostic value of bronchial washing in lung cancer

1974 • 9 citations

Cytology of Postbronchoscopically Collected Sputum Samples and Its Diagnostic Value

1981 • 8 citations

Ultraviolet-Fluorescence Bronchoscopy in Early Detection of Bronchogenic Carcinoma

1978 • 8 citations

Comparison of the diagnostic yields of disposable and reusable cytology brushes in fibreoptic bronchoscopy.

1991 • 8 citations

Diagnostic and Therapeutic Challenges Following the Cytologic Diagnosis of In Situ Carcinoma of the Lung

1976 • 7 citations

A prospective randomized comparison of fine needle aspiration biopsy and fibreoptic bronchoscopy in the investigation of peripheral pulmonary opacities

1989 • 7 citations

The Flexible Fiberoptic Bronchoscope: Diagnostic Tool or Medical Toy?

1980 • 5 citations

Transbronchoscopic Needle Aspiration in the Diagnosis and Staging of Lung Cancer

1986 • 4 citations

Fibreoptic bronchoscopy: An assessment of immediate cytological diagnosis using methylene blue stain

1989 • 3 citations

Increases in diagnostic yield of fiberoptic bronchoscopy by fluoroscopy.

1982 • 3 citations

Presidential Address. On the Position of Laryngology and Otology in the Medical Student's Curriculum

1903 • 3 citations