Introduction: bronchoscopy since its emergence has allowed to expand the diagnostic possibilities of respiratory diseases, in lung cancer it allows to reach a diagnosis quickly and safely. Objective: to characterize bronchoscopy as a diagnostic method of lung cancer, its complications and most frequent findings, in the Pulmonology department of the General Hospital “Dr. Juan Bruno Zayas Alfonso”from Santiago de Cuba during the years 2016-2018. Method: a descriptive and cross-sectional study was conducted with the data obtained from patients who underwent diagnostic fibrobronchoscopy during the years 2016-2018. The universe consisted of 172 patients with suspected lung cancer and the sample was made up of the 165 patients who underwent the procedure. Variables such as diagnosis of malignancy, bronchoscopic techniques, complications and bronchoscopic findings were used. Results: 103 patients were found to have a diagnosis of malignancy, bronchial biopsy showed 61.8% positivity, 94.6% of the patients had no complications and mucosal redness represented 82.4%. Conclusions: the bronchial biopsy was the procedure that had the greatest positivity, the complications were minimal in relation to the number of bronchoscopies performed and the mucosal redness was the most frequent finding.
Introduction: Lung cancer refers to a group of diseases resulting from the abnormal growth of cells of the breathing tract, in particular of the lung tissue. Objectives: To determine the bronchoscopic and histologic features useful in the confirmation of the diagnosis of these malignant neoplasms. Methods: We carried out a descriptive and cross-sectional investigation of 346 patients with lung cancer treated in the Pulmonology Service of Dr. Juan Bruno Zayas Alfonso Teaching General Hospital in Santiago de Cuba during 2016 and 2017, to whom a bronchoscopy was performed. The variables included age, sex, diagnostic technique used, histopatologic diagnosis and most frequent localization. Results: Patients prevailed in the ages between 56 and 75 (66.1%), as well as the male sex (65.0%). The bronchial biopsy was the procedure that mostly revealed the presence of cancer (61.3%) and the most frequent histologic type was squamous cell carcinoma (67.8%). Conclusions: The importance of bronchoscopy and its diagnostic procedures was demonstrated to confirm the existence of the morbid process.
Introduction : It is denominated as lung cancer to a group of diseases resulting from the abnormal growth of cells of the breathing tract, in particular of the lung tissue. Objective : To determine the useful bronchoscopic and histologic aspects in the confirmation of the diagnosis of these neoplasms. Methods : A descriptive and cross-sectional investigation of the 346 patients assisted due to lung cancer in the Pulmonology Service of Dr. Juan Bruno Zayas Alfonso Teaching General Hospital was carried out in Santiago de Cuba during 2016 and 2017 to whom a bronchoscopy was carried out. The variables used were age, sex, diagnostic technique used, histopatologic diagnosis and more frequent localization. Results : The patients aged 56 and 75 (66.1 %), as well as the male sex (65.0 %) prevailed. The bronchial biopsy was the procedure that mostly revealed the presence of cancer (61.3 %) and the most frequent histologic type was the squamous cell carcinoma (67.8 %). Conclusions : The importance of bronchoscopy and its diagnostic procedures to confirm the existence of the morbid process was demonstrated.
A case of a 29-year-old female, mixed race patient with a history of hypothyroidism and conization due to cervical intraepithelial neoplasia grade II was reported, who performed three pneumothorax within 2 years, being at rest and during the second day of the menstrual cycle. She is admitted to the Pulmonology ward of the General Hospital “Dr. Juan Bruno Zayas Alfonso”, with the probable diagnosis of pneumothorax secondary to pleural endometriosis. He underwent videotoracoscopy and laparoscopy with sampling for histological study. The definitive diagnosis of catamenial pneumothorax was established, chemical pleurodesis was made with talc, hormonal treatment and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), which presented a satisfactory evolution.
