An endobronchial hamartoma observed using narrow band imaging under saline injection: A case report.
- Resource Type
- Case Study
- Authors
- Kobayashi, Misato; Kurimoto, Noriaki; Mitarai, Yuki; Okuno, Takae; Nakao, Mika; Hotta, Takamasa; Hamaguchi, Megumi; Tsubata, Yukari; Isobe, Takeshi
- Source
- Respirology Case Reports. Jul2022, Vol. 10 Issue 7, p1-3. 3p.
- Subject
- *SALINE injections
*HAMARTOMA
*EPITHELIUM
*BRONCHOSCOPY
- Language
- ISSN
- 2051-3380
A light blue line (LBL) was observed along the edge of a lesion using narrow band imaging under saline injection during bronchoscopy in an 82‐year‐old patient with a lobulated mass on the left B4. The histopathological diagnosis was hamartoma with ciliated bronchial epithelium, and we speculated that LBL appeared around the ciliated bronchial epithelium. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]