Bronchial anthracofibrosis (inflammatory bronchial stenosis with anthracotic pigmentation): CT findings.
OBJECTIVE
The aim of this study was to describe CT findings of patients with bronchial anthracofibrosis.


CONCLUSIONS
Atelectasis caused by smooth bronchial narrowing, surrounded by calcified or noncalcified lymph nodes, in elderly and nonsmoking women is a typical finding of anthracofibrosis. Calcified lymph nodes adjacent to the involved bronchi and multifocal involvement of bronchial narrowing may be helpful in differentiating this condition from lung cancer.
Kim
H Y
HY
Department of Radiology and the Institute of Radiation Medicine MRC, Seoul National University, College of Medicine, Korea.
Im
J G
JG
Goo
J M
JM
Kim
J Y
JY
Han
S K
SK
Lee
J K
JK
Song
J W
JW
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001991:Bronchitis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D003031:Coal; D003251:Constriction, Pathologic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011009:Pneumoconiosis / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
D003031:Coal