[Clinical, immunological and radioimmunological diagnosis of lung cancer detected in prophylactic fluorographic surveys]. / Kliniko-immunologicheskaia i radioimmunologicheskaia diagnostika raka legkogo, vyiavlennogo pri profilakticheskikh fliuorograficheskikh obsledovaniiakh naseleniia.

A comprehensive survey, including clinical, X-ray, thermographic, immunological, and radioimmunological studies, was made in 56 patients with lung cancer detected on prophylactic fluorographic surveys and erroneously referred to the Lvov Regional Clinical and Diagnostic Phthisiopulmonological Center for suspected active pulmonary tuberculosis. Routine clinical and laboratory studies provided preliminary information in only 26.8% of cases and 73.2% needed additional examination by using currently available laboratory and instrumental studies. Of the most informative value for diagnosing malignancy is radioimmunocompetitive assay of serum levels of cancer embryonic antigen.