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Chest radiograph showing a lift of right hemidiaphragm with ipsilateral scanty pleural effusion.
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A chest radiograph showed a lift of right hemidiaphragm with ipsilateral scanty pleural effusion (Fig. 1).
Computed tomography: (a) presence of a solid mass in the bronchus intermedius; (b) atelectasis of middle and lower right lobe.
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Subsequently the patient performed a computed tomography that revealed the presence of a solid mass in the bronchus intermedius associated with a complete atelectasis of middle and lower right lobe (Fig. 2a,b).
Flexible bronchoscopy reveals a solid mass obliterating completely the bronchus intermedius.
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Fibreoptic bronchoscopy revealed a pale tissue with irregular margins measuring approximately 1 cm in diameter and obliterating completely the bronchus intermedius (Fig. 3).
Flexible broncoscopy performed after partial resection of the neoplasm. In the figure are visible residual neoplastic tissue and the origins of the middle and lower bronchi.
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A flexible bronchoscopy performed two months later showed a complete recanalization of bronchus intermedius, with a partial unblocking of middle and lower bronchi (Fig. 4).