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Bronchonoscopy lavage for diagnoses of lung cancer?
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Test: This is like the pap smear that check women for cancer of the cervix in that the pathologists looks for malignant cells in the washings obtained from the procedure. A negative result does not rule out malignancy however.
Answered 2/9/2014
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Please Clarify: I do not see a question here. So, if i misunderstand i apologize. Bronchoscopy lavage is commonly used get some cells to see if they are normal or abnormal. And, if they are abnormal are they cancerous or predictable of cancer.
Answered 3/22/2020
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