The value of abrasive cytology in the early detection of oesophageal carcinoma. A pilot survey in Ciskei.

The use of abrasive cytology as a screening procedure in the diagnosis of early cancer of the oesophagus among asymptomatic rural Ciskeians was assessed. An inexpensive, locally manufactured brush biopsy capsule was used to obtain cytological material from 1,336 subjects. The technique gives a high yield, has a high predictive value and identifies a high prevalence of sufferers at the detectable preclinical phase of the disease.

Oesophageal cancer in three regions of South Africa.

Cancer of the oesophagus is the commonest cancer in South African black males. The highest incidence rates occur in the south of Transkei. The rate among urban blacks, especially in Soweto, is also high.

Brush cytology technique in the detection of oesophageal carcinoma in the asymptomatic, high risk subject; a pilot survey.

This study assesses the reliability of abrasive brush cytology in the diagnosis of early cancer of the oesophagus among asymptomatic rural Ciskeians. An inexpensive locally manufactured brush biopsy capsule was used to obtain cytological material from 1336 subjects; 59% of them were brushed a second time. The technique appears to have a high sensitivity (90%) and specificity (99.

Successful brush cytology in the early diagnosis of cancer of the oesophagus. A case report.

A case is reported of the first Xhosa patient known to have undergone a resection of a very early carcinoma of the oesophagus first diagnosed by abrasive brush cytology.

Biliary ascariasis. A case report.

The presenting features, diagnosis and management of biliary ascariasis in an adult woman are described and the literature is reviewed.