Four patients underwent bronchoscopy to evaluate a cavitary lesion (one patient), pulmonic infiltrate (two patients), and a lingular mass (one patient). In all cases, an endobronchial obstruction ...

If an abnormal mass, lesion, or lymph node is found, the healthcare provider can obtain a tissue sample with the ...

TBNA may be used to obtain a sample by altering the technique in order to directly place the needle into the endobronchial lesion. For peripheral lesions, fluoroscopy is used to localize the lesion.