Diagnostic usefulness of transbronchial lung cryobiopsy in two patients mildly affected with pulmonary lymphangioleiomyomatosis.
Diagnosis
Lymphangioleiomyomatosis
Surgical lung biopsy
Transbronchial lung biopsy
Transbronchial lung cryobiopsy
Journal
Respiratory investigation
ISSN: 2212-5353
Titre abrégé: Respir Investig
Pays: Netherlands
ID NLM: 101581124
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Jul 2020
Jul 2020
Historique:
received:
08
01
2020
revised:
12
02
2020
accepted:
20
02
2020
pubmed:
9
4
2020
medline:
18
9
2020
entrez:
9
4
2020
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Transbronchial lung biopsy is a non-invasive technique used primarily for the pathological diagnosis of lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM). However, some cases, particularly those with early-stage lung lesions, are difficult to diagnose because of the specimen size and presence of artifacts. Herein, we present two cases of LAM with relatively mild cystic changes in the lungs and slight impairment seen in pulmonary function tests. Both patients were diagnosed pathologically through transbronchial lung cryobiopsy. These cases indicate that transbronchial lung cryobiopsy is a useful tool for diagnosing early-stage pulmonary LAM owing to its appropriate specimen size for detecting LAM cells and few crush artifacts.
Identifiants
pubmed: 32265154
pii: S2212-5345(20)30033-2
doi: 10.1016/j.resinv.2020.02.005
pii:
doi:
Types de publication
Case Reports
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
295-299Informations de copyright
Copyright © 2020 The Japanese Respiratory Society. Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
Declaration of Competing Interest None declared.