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Comparison of the positive cytology results for washing (brushing) with the patient-matched pathology results.
| Matched samples | Bronchial washing (brushing) cytology samples (n) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ADC | SQC | NSCC | SCC | Total | |
| Adenocarcinoma (ADC) | 49 (41) | 0 (0) | 3 (2) | 0 (0) | 52 (43) |
| Squamous cell carcinoma (SQC) | 0 (0) | 16 (12) | 4 (3) | 0 (0) | 20 (15) |
| Non-small cell carcinoma (NSCC) | 0 (0) | 1 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 1 (0) |
| Small cell carcinoma (SCC) | 0 (0) | 1 (1) | 0 (0) | 3 (3) | 4 (4) |
| Total | 49 (41) | 18 (13) | 7 (5) | 3 (3) | 77 (62) |
