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Acta Cytologica Use of Riu Stain in the Immediate Interpretation of Bronchial Brushing Cytology Comparison with Papanicolaou Stain and Histology Cheng-Huei Lee, M.D., Chien-Ying Liu, M.D., Chun-Hua Wang, M.D., Yat-Sen Ho, M.D., and Tse-Ching Chen, M.D. OBJECTIVE: To determine the usefulness of Riu stain in carcinoma and adenocarcinoma than in large cell carci- the immediate interpretation of cytologic material from noma. bronchoscopic brushings and CONCLUSION: Riu stain its accuracy in the diagnosis is rapid, simple to use and, of lung malignancies. most important, accurate for Riu stain is rapid, simple and, most STUDY DESIGN: A pro- the identification of lung ma- spectively comparative study lignancies. It can increase important, reasonably accurate in the between Riu and Papanico- the diagnostic success rate, diagnosis of lung cancer. laou stain with pathologic prevent unnecessary repeat control was conducted. bronchoscopies and lower re- Eighty-six patients with cen- lated complications. (Acta tral lung lesions, visible during fiberoptic bronchoscopy, Cytol 1997;41:1171–1177) were studied. Endobronchial biopsies and brushings were performed at the time of the same procedure. Keywords: lung neoplasms, stains and staining, RESULTS: The diagnostic accuracy of Riu stain for ma- Riu stain, Papanicolaou stain, bronchial brushing. lignancy was 97%, with a sensitivity of 99%,
Acta Cytologica – Karger
Published: Jan 1, 2011
Keywords: lung neoplasms; stains and staining; Riu stain; Papanicolaou stain; bronchial brushing
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