Correlation of bronchial brushing cytology with bronchial biopsy in diagnosis of lung cancer

Introduction: Lung cancer is one of the leading cause of death in western countries and is the second most common malignancy in Nepal. Fiberoptic bronchoscopy has an excellent result in diagnosis of lung cancer when combined with brushing cytology & biopsy. This prospective study was conducted at Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital over the period of one year with the aim to correlate brushing cytology with biopsy in diagnosis of bronchoscopically visible lung cancer.