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Objective: The present study was done to evaluate the yield of bronchial wash in cases of lung cancer. Methods: This is a 3 year retrospective study which included 163 cases of lung cancer in whom bronchial wash cytology had been done. Results: The age range was from 34 to 88 years and Male: Female ratio was 5.5:1. The sensitivity of bronchial wash was found to be 24.5% and the false negative index was 32.5%. The sensitivity of endobronchial biopsy was 93.4%. Tumor typing into small cell carcinoma and non-small cell carcinoma could be done on cytology in 85% of cases positive on bronchial wash. Squamous cell carcinoma was the most common type. Interestingly one case was diagnosed as Adenoid cystic carcinoma which was later confirmed on biopsy. Conclusion: There is still disagreement as to the value and reliability of bronchial wash cytology in diagnosing lung cancer. Bonchial wash cytology has low sensitivity for detecting lung cancer; however, it may be a useful diagnostic test in patients in whom endobronchial biopsy cannot be done.

Objectives: To categorize the lesions of liver observed on FNAC into malignant or benign, to correlate the radiological observations with cytology findings and to perform histopathological correlation wherever possible. Material and methods: A total of 150 cases underwent ultrasonography-guided FNAC, in whom lesion/pathology in the liver was suspected and hepatic mass was confirmed on radiological examination with normal prothrombin time. This study was performed on admitted and OPD patients of SRMS IMS, Bareilly from November 2014 to May 2016. Results: Of the total 150 cases, 4 liver aspirates were inadequate for cytological evaluation and were excluded. Most cases (48 cases; 32.87%) were found in the 6th decade. Radiological findings revealed that out of 146 cases, 6(4.10%) were benign and 140(95.9%) were malignant, while cytological examination revealed 13(8.90%) as benign and 133 (90.09%) as malignant. Among malignant cases, 93.2% were metastatic, the commonest being metastatic adenocarcinoma. Correlation between radiodiagnosis and FNAC was evaluated, which revealed a significant change. Sensitivity and specificity of FNAC were 90.00% and 100% respectively. Accuracy of FNAC was observed to be 90.5% when compared with histopathology; however, the latter was available in very small number of cases. Conclusion: Categorisation of liver lesions into malignant or benign can be done on FNAC with high accuracy. Guided FNAC is very useful in diagnosis of different hepatic lesions as the procedure is simple and safe. The results are obtained quickly without serious complications related to the procedure.