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Published in final edited form as: Arch Pathol Lab Med. 2016 Aug 23;140(10):1116–1120. doi: 10.5858/arpa.2015-0316-OA

Table.

Previous Studies Outlining Accuracy of Cytologic Subclassification of Non–Small Cell Carcinoma of the Lung

Type of Specimen	Cytology Accuracy Compared With Histology	No. of Cases	Source, y
FNA, BB, BW, BL	96%–100% with IHC	128	Rekhtman et al,¹⁷ 2015
FNA	85%	158	Nizzoli et al,¹⁵ 2011
FNA cell blocks	64%–87% using IHC	103	Righi et al,¹³ 2011
FNA, BB, BW, BL	93%; IHC needed less frequently in cytology	101	Sigel et al,¹¹ 2011

Abbreviations: BB, bronchial brushing; BL, bronchial lavage; BW, bronchial washing; FNA, fine-needle aspiration; IHC, immunohistochemistry.