Submucosal alveolar entrapment may occur in the submucosa of bronchi or bronchioles in bronchoscopic biopsy specimens (fig. 2-3). Occasionally, this can be mistaken for lymphangitic carcinoma.

During a transbronchial biopsy, a tool called a bronchoscope—a thin, flexible tube equipped with a camera and light—is inserted into your nose or mouth and guided down to your airways. The ...

Today marks two years since WTOP’s Neal Augenstein was diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer. He reflects on where he’s been in ...

When transbronchial biopsy is added to flexible bronchoscopy, the most common indications are those conditions in which histopathology is important in therapeutic decision making, such as lung ...

The US Preventive Services Task Force recommends that high risk patients between 50 and 80 receive lung cancer screening.

“Where nodules are found to be 15 or even 20 millimeters, clinicians may propose further testing, such as a positron emission tomography scan, bronchoscopy or tissue biopsy,” says Xin ...

The Galaxy System is a navigational robot-assisted bronchoscopy technology that allows for greater access to different parts of the lungs, more accurate retrieval of tissue samples for biopsy and ...

Phoebe Pulmonologist Dr. Jyotir Mehta performed the biopsy using the Ion Bronchoscopy system, a cutting-edge tool for diagnosing lung conditions that provides precise tissue sampling from an area that ...

The good news is, with advanced medical technologies, physicians now are better able to discover and treat diseases in their ...

November is lung cancer awareness month. Newswatch 16's Kerry Kearns spoke with a pulmonologist about what lung cancer screening involves.