학술논문
A rare diagnosis of pulmonary actinomycosis by bronchoalveolar lavage cytology.
Document Type
Case Study
Source
Subject
*NEUROENDOCRINE cells
*ACTINOMYCOSIS
*BRONCHOALVEOLAR lavage
*CYTOLOGY
*RESPIRATORY diseases
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Language
ISSN
0956-5507
Abstract
Keywords: bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL); pulmonary actinomycosis; sulfur granules EN bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) pulmonary actinomycosis sulfur granules 158 160 3 02/07/23 20230301 NES 230301 The role of a bronchoalveolar lavage sample cell block in the diagnosis of pulmonary actinomycosis. FNAC is usually done for localised mass lesions, especially those mimicking malignancy.[9] Very few cases of pulmonary actinomycosis are diagnosed on cytology, especially on BAL samples when compared to FNAC. A single reported case showed a ball-in-hole appearance on chest X-ray, CT chest, and bronchoscopic examination.[3] Fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) is the most commonly performed procedure for the diagnosis of pulmonary actinomycosis. [Extracted from the article]