Bronchoscopy with transbronchial biopsy

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Bronchoscopy with transbronchial biopsy

Alternative Names:

Biopsy - lung

Normal Values:

The trachea and bronchi normally appear pink and smooth and have minimal secretions and no foreign bodies, growths, obstructions, or infections. The sample obtained with a transbronchial biopsy should be normal tissue from the lining of the bronchus and air sacs (alveoli).

What abnormal results mean:

Bronchial abnormalities, tumors
Endobronchial mass
Adenoma (tumor)
Infection such as:
- Aspergillosis
- Coccidiomycosis
- Actinomycosis
- Fungus infections
- Histoplasmosis infections
- Anaerobic bacterial infections
- Tuberculosis or mycobacteria
- CMV pneumonia
- PCP (Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia)
Hypersensitivity pneumonitis (inflammation of the lungs related to allergy-type reactions)
Rheumatoid lung disease
Vasculitis
Alveolar abnormalities such as alveolar proteinosis
Granulomas
- Non-necrotizing granulomatous inflammation
- Necrotizing granuloma (granular tumor)
- Caseating granulomas
- Sarcoidosis
- Peribronchial granulomas

Review Date: 8/6/2004
Reviewed By: Allen J. Blaivas, D.O., Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine, University Hospital, Newark, NJ. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.

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