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Pulmonary hamartoma diagnosed by convex probe endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration (EBUS-TBNA)
- Source :
- Internal medicine (Tokyo, Japan). 49(12)
- Publication Year :
- 2010
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Abstract
- A 71-year-old man with a right hilar mass shadow was referred to our department. Chest computed tomography showed a small fatty area inside. Convex probe endobronchial ultrasound (CP-EBUS) images revealed a heterogeneous low-echoic mass, resembling a stone wall and showing a smooth sliding movement along the tracheal wall during respiration. Transbronchial needle aspiration (EBUS-TBNA) was performed and cartilage cells were identified, compatible with the presence of a hamartoma. The patient requested follow-up without surgical intervention. CP-EBUS images are easier to interpret than other methods for monitoring respiratory dynamics. We conclude that CP-EBUS is a useful addition to techniques both for non-invasive imaging as well as guiding pathological examination.
- Subjects :
- Ebus tbna
Male
medicine.medical_specialty
Lung Neoplasms
business.industry
Hamartoma
Biopsy, Fine-Needle
Tracheal wall
General Medicine
medicine.disease
Endosonography
Pulmonary Hamartoma
Cartilage cells
Bronchoscopy
Internal Medicine
Medicine
Humans
Radiology
Endobronchial ultrasound
business
Hilar Mass
Stone wall
Aged
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 13497235
- Volume :
- 49
- Issue :
- 12
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Internal medicine (Tokyo, Japan)
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....b678c64b18bfb323748baebf4718d16f