Table 1: Bronchoscopic findings and

correlation with diagnostic methods (N = 122).

Bronchoscopic

appearance

Biopsy

n (%)

Brushing

n (%)

Bronchioloalveolar

lavage n (%)

Endobronchial

tumor (n = 64)

63 (98.4)

5 (7.8)

1 (1.6)

Mucosal infiltrative

lesions with

increased

vascularization (n = 21)

17 (81)

1 (4.8)

0 (0)

Extrinsic

compression

of the bronchial

wall (n = 15)

2 (13.3)

0 (0)

0 (0)