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endobronchial metastasis
Tuesday 17 May 2016
endobronchial metastases
Any tumor can produce endobronchial metastases but the most common are carcinomas of breast, colon, kidney and rectum as well as melanoma and sarcomas. Probably results from seeding via bronchial arteries.
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Some examples of endobronchial metastases
endobronchial metastasis of melanoma, (HE, HBM45)
See also
- tumoral infiltration of the bronchial wall
