[DIAGNOSTIC SIGNIFICANCE OF CYTOLOGICAL AND HISTOLOGICAL INVESTIGATION OF THE BIOPSY MATERIAL FOR DETERMINATION OF ETIOLOGY OF THE INTRATHORACIC LYMPHADENOPATHY SYNDROME].

In Department of Thoracic Surgery and Invasive Methods of Diagnosis in 2008-2014 yrs 132 biopsy specimen of intrathoracic lymph nodes with further cytological and histological investigation, taken in patients, who were treated for the intrathoracic lymphadenopathy syndrome of unknown etiology, were analyzed. Sensitivity, specificity and general accuracy of cytological and histological diagnosis were determined, while applying various methods of the biopsy material selection.