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Brushings, washes and lavages: | Brushings, washes and lavages: | ||
*One should see pulmonary macrophages (large cells with bubbly green/brown cytoplasm, eccentric reniform nucleus). | *One should see pulmonary macrophages (large cells with bubbly green/brown cytoplasm, eccentric reniform nucleus). | ||
There is no generally accepted standard for bronchial brushings, washes and lavages. A house standard at a larger teaching centre is:<ref>UHN PCY50001.08 P.11.</ref> | Notes: | ||
*Sputum: >= 10 pulmonary macrophages. | *Ciliated cells may be from the nasopharynx - not proof of lung parenchymal tissue. | ||
*There is no generally accepted standard for bronchial brushings, washes and lavages. A house standard at a larger teaching centre is:<ref>UHN PCY50001.08 P.11.</ref> | |||
**Sputum: >= 10 pulmonary macrophages. | |||
==Normal cytology== | ==Normal cytology== | ||