Telomerase activity | Results of cytological examination of TFNB aspirates | ||||
NSCLC | SCLC | Atypical cells | Non-diagnostic* | All | |
Negative | 14 (26.9) | 0 (0) | 1 (25) | 8 (34.8) | 23 (27.4) |
Positive | 38 (73.1) | 4 (100) | 4 (75) | 15 (65.2) | 61 (72.6) |
TFNB, transthoracic fine needle biopsy; NSCLC, non-small cell lung cancer; SCLC, small cell lung cancer.
Values are presented as n (%).
*Mild atypia, necrotic, purulent, bronchial epithelial cells, granulocytes, erythrocytes, etc.