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The Egyptian Journal of Bronchology

Table 3 Bronchoscopic findings among the studied cases

From: Prevalence and pattern of isolated fungi from bronchoalveolar lavage among patients with lung cancer: a prospective cross-sectional study

Abnormality

Total cases (100 )*

• Paralyzed left vocal cord

4 (4%)

• Tracheal mass

3 (3%)

• Endobronchial mass

60 (60%)

• Abnormal nodular mucosal infiltration

25 (25%)

• Bronchial stenosis (extraluminal compression)

2 (2%)

• No abnormality detected

7 (7%)

• Broad carina

9 (9%)

Anatomical site

Total cases (100)* *

• Main bronchi

Right 10, left 9 (19%)

• Upper lobe bronchus

Right 53, left 21 (74%)

• Lower lobe bronchus

Right 70, left 25 (95%)

• Lingula

5 (5%)

• Bronchus intermedius

14 (14%)

• Middle lobe bronchus

13 (13%)

  1. *The cumulative number was not identical to the number of the studied cases as some patients present with more than one abnormality in fiberoptic bronchoscopy
  2. **The cumulative number was not identical to that of the studied cases as tumor site appeared in more than one segment of the lung
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