Presentation
Heavy smoker complains of 2 months of cough and expectoration in spite of medical treatment
Patient Data
Age: 50 years
Gender: Male
From the case:
Bronchogenic carcinoma with upper lobe collapse
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Right central bronchogenic carcinoma infiltrates the right superior lobar bronchus and causes collapse of the right upper lobe with compensatory hyperinflation of the lower lobe. It infiltrates the mediastinal fat without vascular invasion. No lymph nodes
From the case:
Bronchogenic carcinoma with upper lobe collapse
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The red arrow refers to the obliterated superior lobar bronchus
Case Discussion
Bronchoscopic biopsy revealed squamous cell carcinoma of the lung.