Black Endobronchial Ultrasound.
The infrequent bronchoscopic finding of black airway pigmentation due to a variety of causes has been labeled as "Black Bronchoscopy." Black bronchioalveolar lavage has been sometimes described in tobacco, marijuana, and crack cocaine smokers. To add to this interesting panorama of bronchoscopic findings, we describe cases of black endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspirates due to metastatic melanoma and anthracotic lymph nodes.
*Departments of Medicine-Interventional Pulmonology and ‡Pathology, Roswell Park Cancer Institute †Department of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, State University of NY, Buffalo, NY.
Samjot S
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Dhillon
Kassem
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Harris
Lourdes
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Ylagan
D000368:Aged; D055008:Anthracosis / Q000473:pathology*; D001984:Bronchial Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D001999:Bronchoscopy / Q000379:methods; D061765:Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Fine Needle Aspiration / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008198:Lymph Nodes / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D008482:Mediastinum; D008545:Melanoma / Q000473:pathology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed