[The radiological diagnosis 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, presented in the article, indicated that at early stages of the disease its diagnosis is especially difficult and must be 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 yield the most valuable information.