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Hamartoma other diagnostic studies

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Maria Fernanda Villarreal, M.D. [2]

Overview

Overview

Bronchoscopy may be useful to obtain biopsy and evaluate symptomatic bronchial hamartomas.[1]

Other Diagnostic Studies

Other Diagnostic Studies

Pulmonary Hamartomas

  • Bronchoscopy is an invasive endoscopic technique useful in the diagnosis of endobronchial hamartomas.
  • Bronchoscopic findings normally show that endobronchial hamartomas are inflamed, which results in nonspecific conclusions.[1].
References

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Gaerte SC, Meyer CA, Winer-Muram HT, Tarver RD, Conces DJ (2002). “Fat-containing lesions of the chest”. Radiographics. 22 Spec No: S61–78. doi:10.1148/radiographics.22.suppl_1.g02oc08s61. PMID 12376601.


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