<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Lung cancer (LC), is a disease who has increasing prevalence, with a major impact to morbidity and mortality but also significant consumption of resources. The incidence of LC cases is in progression and early diagnosis becomes extremely important in increasing the quality of life and survival. Detection of preneoplastic mucosal lesions can be performed with autofluorescence bronchoscopy (AF). This is not a new method of diagnosis being still in research for standardization and an applicability as easy as possible. AF should be used as a screening method in pacients with suspected LC.</p></abstract>

Lung cancer (LC), is a disease who has increasing prevalence, with a major impact to morbidity and mortality but also significant consumption of resources. The incidence of LC cases is in progression and early diagnosis becomes extremely important in increasing the quality of life and survival. Detection of preneoplastic mucosal lesions can be performed with autofluorescence bronchoscopy (AF). This is not a new method of diagnosis being still in research for standardization and an applicability as easy as possible. AF should be used as a screening method in pacients with suspected LC.

Autofluorescence bronchoscopy and lung cancer diagnosis

Pneumologia

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Lung cancer (LC), is a disease who has increasing prevalence, with a major impact to morbidity and mortality but also significant consumption of resources. The...

Autofluorescence bronchoscopy and lung cancer diagnosis

Published Online: Aug 30, 2021

Page range: 135 - 141

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/pneum-2021-0002

Keywords
lung cancer, preneoplastic lesions, autofluorescence bronchoscopy, screening

© 2020 Camelia Bădescu et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Autofluorescence bronchoscopy and lung cancer diagnosis

Published Online: Aug 30, 2021

Page range: 135 - 141

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/pneum-2021-0002

Keywordslung cancer, preneoplastic lesions, autofluorescence bronchoscopy, screening

© 2020 Camelia Bădescu et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Keywords
lung cancer, preneoplastic lesions, autofluorescence bronchoscopy, screening