Transbronchial needle aspiration of a bronchial carcinoid tumor.
We biopsied a suspected bronchial carcinoid tumor with a transbronchial aspiration needle and obtained cytologic diagnosis without significant hemorrhage. This technique may prove valuable in sampling highly vascular endobronchial neoplasms.
D000368:Aged; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D002276:Carcinoid Tumor / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D002283:Carcinoma, Bronchogenic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic