Table 4. Conventional and genomic bronchoscopic diagnoses of lung cancer.
| Case | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Microscopic Dx | |||||||||
| Curettage | − | + | − | + | − | + | − | + | + |
| Punch bx | + | + | − | + | − | + | N/P | + | − |
| Wash | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | + | − |
| Genomic Dx | |||||||||
| Wash sup. | + | + | + | − | − | − | − | + | + |
| Wash ppt. | + | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | + |
| Sputum | − | − | + | − | − | − | − | − | − |
| Plasma | − | − | + | − | − | − | − | − | − |
| Case | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
| Microscopic Dx | |||||||||
| Curettage | − | − | − | + | + | − | − | + | − |
| Punch bx | + | − | + | + | N/P | − | − | − | − |
| Wash | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | + | − |
| Genomic Dx | |||||||||
| Wash sup. | + | + | − | + | + | − | − | + | − |
| Wash ppt. | + | + | − | − | + | − | − | − | − |
| Sputum | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − |
| Plasma | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − |
+: Cancer was diagnosed. −: Cancer was not diagnosed.
For cytological analysis, the minus sign (−) indicates classes I, II, and III, whereas the plus sign (+) indicates classes IIIb, IV and V. Cases 5 and 7 were histologically diagnosed as adenocarcinoma in situ. Dx, diagnosis; bx, biopsy; sup., supernatant; ppt., precipitant; N/P, not performed