Use of Linear EBUS in Work-Up of a Pulmonary Nodule | Zendy

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Use of Linear EBUS in Work-Up of a Pulmonary Nodule

Author(s) -

H. Erhan Dinçer,

Rafael S. Andrade

Publication year - 2013

Publication title -

journal of bronchology and interventional pulmonology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.648

H-Index - 33

eISSN - 1944-6586

pISSN - 1948-8270

DOI - 10.1097/lbr.0b013e31829dfe58

Subject(s) - medicine , nodule (geology) , radiology , solitary pulmonary nodule , lumpectomy , breast cancer , cancer , mastectomy , computed tomography , paleontology , biology

Diagnostic approach to a pulmonary nodule depends upon the characteristics of the nodule and its location. Despite utilizing advanced minimally invasive diagnostic techniques, the work-up might be challenging. We report the case of a 60-year-old woman with history of breast cancer that was treated with lumpectomy 11 years earlier. She presented with a pulmonary nodule located medially in the fissure between the left upper and lower lobes. Linear EBUS was chosen as a diagnostic approach and the diagnosis of metastatic breast cancer was made without any complications. This case highlights the potential use of linear EBUS in centrally located pulmonary nodules or masses.

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