Preoperative fiber-optic lung cancer detection. A case report.
A case of unexpected detection of bronchial neoplasm in routine general anesthesia is described. On the basis of this case, fiber-optic bronchoscopy in all patients undergoing general anesthesia as a means of early detection of lung cancer is discussed.
Kainuma
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Department of Anesthesiology, Nagoya University School of Medicine, Japan.
Shimada
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D000770:Anesthesia, Endotracheal; D001984:Bronchial Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D001999:Bronchoscopy; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008875:Middle Aged; D011300:Preoperative Care