Abstract: Background: Although histopathological examination remains the gold standard for diagnosing lung adenocarcinoma, invasive tissue biopsy is not always feasible in elderly or medically frail patients. This report describes the diagnostic and therapeutic utility of serial sputum cytology integrated with ancillary biomarker testing in pulmonary adenocarcinoma.
Suriany, Aryani Alexandra Angeliwu (2026);
Sputum Cytology as a Diagnostic Alternative for Pulmonary Adenocarcinoma in a Frail Elderly Patient Unsuitable for Transthoracic Lung Biopsy: A Case Report and Brief Literature Review;
International Journal of Scientific and Research Publications (IJSRP)
16(7) (ISSN: 2250-3153),
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.29322/IJSRP.16.07.2026.p17520
Authors: Suriany, Rahmadani Sitepu, Benny Sihombing, A community education program on bronchoscopy was conducted at the Pulmonary Outpatient Clinic of Sembiring General Hospital to increase public awareness of its diagnostic role in pulmonary disease. T
A community education program on bronchoscopy was conducted at the Pulmonary Outpatient Clinic of Sembiring General Hosp...
