Radiodiagnosis of branched cancer of the lung

The data on 36 patients with branched cancer of the lung are reported, which made 0.8% of the total number of lung cancer patients. A detailed analysis of radiological manifestations of branched lung cancer indicated that at early stages of the disease its diagnosis is especially difficult and must by based only on the results of bronchoscopy together with biopsy. Clinical signs, as a rule, are followed by radiological symptoms which make possible to establish a reliable diagnosis of branched lung cancer. Tomograms made in the typical bronchial planes of bronchograms yidld the most valuable information