Value of brush cytology in diagnosis of gastric cancer.

Abstract

Value of brush cytology in diagnosis of gastric cancerMultiple biopsies and brush cytology of gastric mucosal lesions can be performed with the fibreoptic endoscope.Though biopsy is used routinely, cytological examination of smears made from the gastric brushings has not been widely used.In a prospective study we assessed the relative value of brush cytology, multiple biopsy, and endoscopic and radiological appearances in the differentiation of benign and malignant gastric lesions in routine clinical practice in a district general hospital.