TABLE 3.
The positive rate of cytology and DNA‐ICM in bronchial washings of patients with lung cancer
| Subgroups | No. (%) n = 326 | Positive rate of cytology | Positive rate of DNA‐ICM | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. (%) | p value | No. (%) | p value | ||
| Histological types | |||||
| ADC | 119 (36.5) | 57 (47.9) | 0.082 | 70 (58.8) | 0.415 |
| SQC | 90 (27.6) | 48 (53.3) | 62 (68.9) | ||
| NSCC | 49 (15.0) | 23 (46.9) | 28 (57.1) | ||
| SCC | 68 (20.9) | 45 (66.2) | 43 (63.2) | ||
| Bronchoscopic findings | |||||
| Visible tumor | 182 (55.8) | 118 (64.8) | 0.000 | 121 (66.5) | 0.078 |
| Invisible tumor | 144 (44.2) | 57 (39.6) | 82 (56.9) | ||
Abbreviations: ADC, adenocarcinoma; NSCC, non‐small cell carcinoma; SCC, small cell carcinoma; SQC, squamous cell carcinoma.