Endobronchial Ultrasound-Guided Diagnosis of Pulmonary Artery Tumor Embolus Macarena R. Vial, MD, Mona Sarkiss, MD, Donald R. Lazarus, MD, George Eapen, MD The Annals of Thoracic Surgery Volume 99, Issue 5, Pages 1816-1819 (May 2015) DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2014.06.111 Copyright © 2015 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 1 Computed tomographic scan of the chest showing a filling defect in the left pulmonary artery (arrow) extending into the left upper pulmonary artery. (A) Transverse and (B) coronal views. The relation of the mass with the left main bronchus is shown in a (C) sagittal view. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2015 99, 1816-1819DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2014.06.111) Copyright © 2015 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 2 Positron emission tomographic and computed tomographic scan (axial view) showing an 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose-avid mass in the left hilum, suggesting an intravascular tumor in the left main pulmonary artery. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2015 99, 1816-1819DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2014.06.111) Copyright © 2015 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 3 Convex probe endobronchial ultrasound (EBUS) showing a mass inside the left main pulmonary artery (A) without and (B) with Doppler color. (C) Transbronchial needle aspiration of the mass with real time EBUS guidance (arrow shows the needle entering the mass). The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2015 99, 1816-1819DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2014.06.111) Copyright © 2015 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions