In case of sputum cytology, the sputum which is the mucus that is coughed up from the lungs can be looked at under a microscope. The sputum can at times show lung cancer cells. Diagnosing lung ...

The diagnosis was established histologically by the analysis of tumor samples obtained by bronchoscopy or percutaneous needle biopsy, and/or sputum cytology. Patients were staged prior to ...

Indications include known or suspected lung cancer by abnormal sputum cytology findings, inspection for synchronous tumors, surveillance following cancer resection, and primary screening among ...