Angiography of a bronchial carcinoid tumour.
The author describes a patient in whom a bronchial carcinoid tumour was demonstrated preoperatively only by bronchial arteriography. The reported arteriographic characteristics of such a lesion include hypertrophy of the bronchial artery, a tumour blush and the apparent absence of venous drainage.
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Department of Medical Imaging, Royal University Hospital, Saskatoon, Sask.
D000328:Adult; D000792:Angiography; D001981:Bronchial Arteries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D001984:Bronchial Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D002276:Carcinoid Tumor / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006984:Hypertrophy; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed