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Bronchial adenoma - Symptom

Alternative Names

Bronchial gland tumors; Mucous gland adenoma; Bronchial carcinoid tumors; Mucoepidermoid carcinoma; Cylindroma

Symptoms:

Bloody sputum
Cough
Wheezing
Recurrent pneumonia
Slowly resolving pneumonia
Collapse of a lung lobe or segment
Cough lasting more than 6 weeks

Other symptoms that can (rarely) occur with this disease:

Skin blushing/flushing

Signs and tests:

Lungs

Bronchial cancer - CT scan

Bronchial cancer - chest X-ray

Lung nodule, right middle lobe - chest X-ray

Lung nodule - front view chest X-ray

Lung nodule, right lower lung - CT scan

Reviewed last on: 8/10/2007
Allen J. Blaivas, DO, Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine, Department of Veteran Affairs, VA System, East Orange, NJ. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.

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