Pulmonary cytology in tuberculosis
| dc.contributor.author | Tani, E. M. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Schmitt, F. C.L. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Oliveira, M. L.S. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Gobetti, S. M. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Decarlis, R. M. | |
| dc.contributor.institution | Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP) | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2022-04-29T08:42:17Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2022-04-29T08:42:17Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 1987-11-03 | |
| dc.description.abstract | A review was made of 138 sputa, 4 bronchial washings and 4 bronchial aspirates from 64 patients with pulmonary tuberculosis. The cytologic findings that may indicate granulomatous involvement were epithelioid cells, giant cells, lymphocytes and a necrotic background. Cell-block preparations stained by the Ziehl-Neelsen technique gave a positivity for acid-fast bacilli similar to that of bacterioscopy. This study emphasizes the potential diagnostic value of inflammatory alterations, even when the main objective of pulmonary cytology is the diagnosis of neoplasia; the finding of epithelioid cells and giant cells in a necrotic background may indicate a specific granulomatous involvement. | en |
| dc.description.affiliation | Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Universidade Estadual Paulista, Botucatu, Sao Paulo 18600 | |
| dc.format.extent | 460-463 | |
| dc.identifier.citation | Acta Cytologica, v. 31, n. 4, p. 460-463, 1987. | |
| dc.identifier.issn | 0001-5547 | |
| dc.identifier.scopus | 2-s2.0-0023197641 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11449/230828 | |
| dc.language.iso | eng | |
| dc.relation.ispartof | Acta Cytologica | |
| dc.source | Scopus | |
| dc.title | Pulmonary cytology in tuberculosis | en |
| dc.type | Artigo |