None listed
Conditions
Interventions
Bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) of lung of patients undergoing bronchoscopy for suspected lung cancer / Lung resected for management of known lung cancer. BAL involves installation of a small amount of saline into the lung, via the bronchoscope, then removing the fluid via suctino to allow diagnosis of cells retrieved within the fluid. This is a standard diagnostic procedure in bronchoscopy.
Analysis of the behaviour of inflammatory cells in lung cancer, specifically, the role tumour-associated l
Bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) of lung of patients undergoing bronchoscopy for suspected lung cancer / Lung resected for management of known lung cancer. BAL involves installation of a small amount of saline into the lung, via the bronchoscope, then removing the fluid via suctino to allow diagnosis of cells retrieved within the fluid. This is a standard diagnostic procedure in bronchoscopy. Analysis of the behaviour of inflammatory cells in lung cancer, specifically, the role tumour-associated lung cancer play in the progression of lung cancer. We hope to determine the diagnostic and prognostic value of such information
Sponsors
Royal Melbourne Hospital
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
30 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
BAL - suspected lung cancer on the basis of radiologic imaging Resection - known lung cancer, undergoing lung resection as treatment for known lung cancer
Exclusion criteria
Known diagnosis of lung cancer medical condition precludes bronchoscopy
Outcome results
None listed