Open AccessMetastatic pulmonary calcification diagnosed by transbronchial cryobiopsy
Author(s) -
Daniel Samolski,
Roberto Duré,
Gonzalo Bentolila,
Teresa Castiglioni
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
monaldi archives for chest disease. pulmonary series/monaldi archives for chest disease/monaldi archives for chest disease. cardiac series
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.196
H-Index - 46
eISSN - 2465-101X
pISSN - 1122-0643
DOI - 10.4081/monaldi.2020.1430
Subject(s) - calcification , medicine , metastatic calcification , lung , pathology , radiology
Metastatic pulmonary calcification is a rare disease characterized by calcium deposits in the lung. We describe a case where this pathology is observed associated with bone lithic lesions and kidney failure and it was diagnosed with transbronchial cryobiopsy.