Cytology and biopsy are essential for accurate diagnosis of cancer in the gastrointestinal tract. A combination of washing, brushing, and biopsy technics yielded positive diagnoses in 100% of cases of cancer of the esophagus, 93% in stomach cancer, and 100% in cancer of the colon.In the stomach, washing was superior, but in both the esophagus and colon, brushing technics were more accurate.he other patient had a positive brushing. Of the 49 carcinomas, 3 had only positive surgical specimens. Colonic cytologies in 42 patients revealed positive washings in 35, positive brushings in 41, and positive biopsies in 32 of the 42 patients studied. Table II Positive Specimens Obtained from 257 Patients.
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Nebulizer. A nebulizer is a device powered by batteries or electricity that changes solutions or suspensions (fluids) into aerosols that can be inhaled into the lungs and deposited along the lower airways. A nebulizer may be used either with a mouthpiece or a mask.