Regenerative atypical squamous metaplasia in fibreoptic bronchial biopsy sites--a lesion liable to misinterpretation as carcinoma on rebiopsy: report of 5 cases.
Regenerative atypical squamous metaplasia at the site of a previous bronchial biopsy can be mistaken for carcinoma on rebiopsy. Five cases are reported, in three of which an erroneous diagnosis of squamous cell carcinoma led to unnecessary surgical resection.
Chandraratnam
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Department of Pathology, Flinders Medical Centre, Bedford Park, South Australia.
Henderson
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Meredith
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Jain
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D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001706:Biopsy / Q000379:methods; D001980:Bronchi / Q000473:pathology*; D001984:Bronchial Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D001999:Bronchoscopy; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000473:pathology*; D003951:Diagnostic Errors; D005260:Female; D005336:Fiber Optic Technology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008679:Metaplasia / Q000473:pathology