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Bronchioloalveolar carcinoma

contributed by Dr Hani Alsalam on March 27, 2010

System: Chest
Section: Signs
Tags: lung
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Modality: CT

BAC

Lung window

From the case:

Bronchioloalveolar carcinoma - “Chest x-ray in a 75 year old male patient presenting with shortness of breath and weight loss demonstrates extensive and widespread fluffy airspace...”

Used in the following article:

  • Air bronchogram - “Air bronchogram refers to the phenomenon of air-filled bronchi (dark) being made visible by the opacification of surrounding alveoli (grey - white)...”

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