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CT scan of the chest with density in bronchus intermedius.
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F1
A 31-year-old white male with a known history of colon carcinoma was referred to the Interventional Pulmonary service for right lower lobe infiltrates and mucous plugging on computed tomography (CT) with concern for pneumonia (fig. 1).
Bronchus intermedius mass.
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F2
Bronchoscopy was performed revealing a broad based mass completely obstructing the bronchus intermedius (fig. 2).
Bronchus intermedius after endobronchial debulking.
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F3
It was possible to pass a probe into the right lower lobe, and subsequent photoablation and mechanical debulking revealed that the mass was arising near the origin of the superior basal segment of the right lower lobe (RB6) and could be resected (fig. 3).