"black Bronchoscopy"-A case of endobronchial metastases from melanoma

Journal of Bronchology and Interventional Pulmonology

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 146-148

  Teo, Yeow Kwan ^a   Kor, Ai Ching ^a  

^a TAN TOCK SENG HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Anthracosis; Black airway pigmentation; Endobronchial metastases; Skin melanoma

Indexed keywords

MELANIN;

AGED; ARTICLE; ATELECTASIS; BLACK AIRWAY PIGMENTATION; BRONCHUS; BRONCHUS MUCOSA; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; COUGHING; FLEXIBLE BRONCHOSCOPY; HEMOPTYSIS; HUMAN; LUNG BIOPSY; LUNG LOBE; LUNG METASTASIS; LUNG NODULE; MALE; MELANOMA; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PIGMENTATION; PNEUMONIA; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; SPUTUM CULTURE; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TRACHEA; TRACHEOBRONCHIAL TOILET;

EID: 77951740315     PISSN: 19446586     EISSN: 19488270     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/LBR.0b013e3181da2de4     Document Type: Article

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