UNVEILING THE PROFILES OF ENDOBRONCHIAL MASS LESIONS: A NINE-YEAR SPAN COMPREHENSIVE ANALYSIS

Fibreoptic bronchoscopy techniques play a key role in diagnosing lung malignancies, particularly endobronchial tumours. Endobronchial mass lesions detected on bronchoscopy can either be benign or malignant. The present study was carried out to assess the prole of endobronchial mass lesions diagnosed by bronchoscopic biopsy. Patients with endobronchial mass lesions diagnosed by bronchoscopic biopsy between June 2014 to November 2023 were included in the study. Out of the 4090 exible bronchoscopies performed during the study period, endobronchial mass lesions were visualised in 415 cases (10.14%). 340 (82%) lesions were malignant, 45 (11%) lesions were benign while reports of 30 cases (7%) lesions were inconclusive. Among the malignant lesions, squamous cell carcinoma (74.11%) was reported to be the most common histopathological type. Bronchoscopy with adequate sampling remains the most efcacious diagnostic modality for diagnosing endobronchial mass lesions.