Bronchial anthracofibrosis (inflammatory bronchial stenosis with anthracotic pigmentation): CT findings

Authors
Kim, HY Im, JG Goo, JM Kim, JY Han, SK Lee, JK Song, JW
Citation
Hy. Kim et al., Bronchial anthracofibrosis (inflammatory bronchial stenosis with anthracotic pigmentation): CT findings, AM J ROENTG, 174(2), 2000, pp. 523-527
Citations number
12
Categorie Soggetti
Radiology ,Nuclear Medicine & Imaging","Medical Research Diagnosis & Treatment
Journal title
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF ROENTGENOLOGY
ISSN journal
0361803X → ACNP
Volume
174
Issue
2
Year of publication
2000
Pages
523 - 527
Database
ISI
SICI code
0361-803X(200002)174:2<523:BA(BSW>2.0.ZU;2-L
Abstract
OBJECTIVE. The aim of this study was to describe CT findings of patients wi th bronchial anthracofibrosis. CONCLUSION. Atelectasis caused by smooth bronchial narrowing, surrounded by calcified or noncalcified lymph nodes, in elderly and nonsmoking women is a typical finding of anthracofibrosis. Calcified lymph nodes adjacent to th e involved bronchi and multifocal involvement of bronchial narrowing may be helpful in differentiating this condition from lung cancer.