Table of Contents
- Overview
- Symptoms
- Treatment
- Prevention
- Images
Bronchial gland tumors; Mucous gland adenoma; Bronchial carcinoid tumors; Adenocarcinoma of the bronchus; Cancer - bronchial adenoma
Symptoms
Bloody sputum Cough Wheezing - Recurrent
pneumonia - Slowly resolving pneumonia
- Collapse of a lung lobe or segment
- Cough lasting more than 6 weeks.
Additional symptoms that may be associated with this disease:
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Skin blushing/flushing (seecarcinoid syndrome )
Signs and tests
Bronchoscopy -
Chest x-ray may show a single lung nodule or pneumonia in one segment or lobe of the lung
Images
Bronchial cancer - CT scan
Lung nodule, right lower lung - CT scan
Lung nodule, right middle lobe - chest X-ray
Lungs
Lung nodule - front view chest X-ray
Bronchial cancer - chest X-ray
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Bronchial adenoma Treatment
Review Date: 08/10/2005
Reviewed By: David A. Kaufman, M.D., Assistant Professor, Division of Pulmonary,
Critical Care & Sleep Medicine, Mount Sinai School of Medicine,
New York, NY. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.
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