Abstract
The paper establishes the utility of the fiber- optic bronchoscopy (FOB) studies performed in patients with esophageal cancer (EC) and confirm the possibility of tracheo-bronchial compromise. We carry out a descriptive study in 226 patients with esophageal cancer during 1991 to 1996 in the Instituto Nacional de Cancerologia of Colombia (INC). We excluded the patients with previous treatments: radiotherapy or surgery, and others primary cancers with metastases on the esophagus. We analyzed gastric, intestinal and general symptoms, smoking habits, primary cancer location, histological types, radiologic findings, fob findings, micro and macroscopes, and results of the samples: transbronchial, endobronchial biopsies, bronchi alveolar lavage and brush. We included 158 patients, 110 male and 48 female, with age between 32 and 83 years, symptoms duration average of 5,2 months. The most significant were cough, dysphonia and sputum. The location of EC was statistics significance only in the upper third escamocelular type. The significant radiological findings were: parenchymal nodules and interstitial infiltrates, the significant fob findings were: fistula endobronchial infiltration endobronchial mass and vocal cords palsy. The zones with more compromise were trachea, principal bronchi and vocal cords. Only 17 patients were positives in the samples; comparing the histopathologic findings (biopsies) as the gold
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Reyes O, Leonardo, Garcia-Herreros, Plutarco, Rivas P, Pilar, Posso, Hector, and L, Sandoval Rafael.
The utility of the fiberoptic bronchoscopy in the esophageal cancer; Utilidad de la fibrobroncoscopia en el cancer de esofago.
Colombia: N. p.,
1998.
Web.
Reyes O, Leonardo, Garcia-Herreros, Plutarco, Rivas P, Pilar, Posso, Hector, & L, Sandoval Rafael.
The utility of the fiberoptic bronchoscopy in the esophageal cancer; Utilidad de la fibrobroncoscopia en el cancer de esofago.
Colombia.
Reyes O, Leonardo, Garcia-Herreros, Plutarco, Rivas P, Pilar, Posso, Hector, and L, Sandoval Rafael.
1998.
"The utility of the fiberoptic bronchoscopy in the esophageal cancer; Utilidad de la fibrobroncoscopia en el cancer de esofago."
Colombia.
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title = {The utility of the fiberoptic bronchoscopy in the esophageal cancer; Utilidad de la fibrobroncoscopia en el cancer de esofago}
author = {Reyes O, Leonardo, Garcia-Herreros, Plutarco, Rivas P, Pilar, Posso, Hector, and L, Sandoval Rafael}
abstractNote = {The paper establishes the utility of the fiber- optic bronchoscopy (FOB) studies performed in patients with esophageal cancer (EC) and confirm the possibility of tracheo-bronchial compromise. We carry out a descriptive study in 226 patients with esophageal cancer during 1991 to 1996 in the Instituto Nacional de Cancerologia of Colombia (INC). We excluded the patients with previous treatments: radiotherapy or surgery, and others primary cancers with metastases on the esophagus. We analyzed gastric, intestinal and general symptoms, smoking habits, primary cancer location, histological types, radiologic findings, fob findings, micro and macroscopes, and results of the samples: transbronchial, endobronchial biopsies, bronchi alveolar lavage and brush. We included 158 patients, 110 male and 48 female, with age between 32 and 83 years, symptoms duration average of 5,2 months. The most significant were cough, dysphonia and sputum. The location of EC was statistics significance only in the upper third escamocelular type. The significant radiological findings were: parenchymal nodules and interstitial infiltrates, the significant fob findings were: fistula endobronchial infiltration endobronchial mass and vocal cords palsy. The zones with more compromise were trachea, principal bronchi and vocal cords. Only 17 patients were positives in the samples; comparing the histopathologic findings (biopsies) as the gold standard with fob findings the sensitivity was 100%, specificity 35%, positive predictive value 15.6% and negative predictive value 100%.}
journal = []
issue = {1}
volume = {10}
journal type = {AC}
place = {Colombia}
year = {1998}
month = {Apr}
}
title = {The utility of the fiberoptic bronchoscopy in the esophageal cancer; Utilidad de la fibrobroncoscopia en el cancer de esofago}
author = {Reyes O, Leonardo, Garcia-Herreros, Plutarco, Rivas P, Pilar, Posso, Hector, and L, Sandoval Rafael}
abstractNote = {The paper establishes the utility of the fiber- optic bronchoscopy (FOB) studies performed in patients with esophageal cancer (EC) and confirm the possibility of tracheo-bronchial compromise. We carry out a descriptive study in 226 patients with esophageal cancer during 1991 to 1996 in the Instituto Nacional de Cancerologia of Colombia (INC). We excluded the patients with previous treatments: radiotherapy or surgery, and others primary cancers with metastases on the esophagus. We analyzed gastric, intestinal and general symptoms, smoking habits, primary cancer location, histological types, radiologic findings, fob findings, micro and macroscopes, and results of the samples: transbronchial, endobronchial biopsies, bronchi alveolar lavage and brush. We included 158 patients, 110 male and 48 female, with age between 32 and 83 years, symptoms duration average of 5,2 months. The most significant were cough, dysphonia and sputum. The location of EC was statistics significance only in the upper third escamocelular type. The significant radiological findings were: parenchymal nodules and interstitial infiltrates, the significant fob findings were: fistula endobronchial infiltration endobronchial mass and vocal cords palsy. The zones with more compromise were trachea, principal bronchi and vocal cords. Only 17 patients were positives in the samples; comparing the histopathologic findings (biopsies) as the gold standard with fob findings the sensitivity was 100%, specificity 35%, positive predictive value 15.6% and negative predictive value 100%.}
journal = []
issue = {1}
volume = {10}
journal type = {AC}
place = {Colombia}
year = {1998}
month = {Apr}
}