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2727337

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
1989-7-13
pubmed:abstractText
Bronchogenic carcinoma is characterized by three different patterns of spread: endobronchial, the commonest, submucosal, and peribronchial. While the diagnostic yield of bronchoscopy is very high for endobronchial masses, both submucosal and peribronchial tumors are more difficult to detect, and standard forceps biopsy can be negative. In such cases transbronchial needle aspiration biopsy allows higher diagnostic accuracy. CT findings of extramucosal neoplastic spread are not specific. Thickening of the bronchial walls is the commonest sign, but CT is inaccurate in predicting whether bronchial thickening will result in endobronchial/extramucosal neoplasm, fibrosis or bronchial wall edema. Despite this inaccuracy, CT is complementary to bronchoscopy since it allows to: 1) detect a pathology in the bronchial walls, which appear thickened; 2) delineate the extent of extraluminal spread; 3) help plan transbronchial needle aspiration biopsy.
pubmed:language
ita
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
0033-8362
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
77
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
342-6
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-10-21
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1989
pubmed:articleTitle
[Bronchogenic carcinoma with extramucosal development. Diagnostic problems].
pubmed:affiliation
Istituto di Scienze Radiologiche, Università di Messina.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, English Abstract