PathNugget

Honeycomb Honeycomb appearance in

bronchiectasis

Thank you, Nicholas Fouquet! I encountered a little problem until I

came across him, like happens in AV nicking. Now I believe, indeed,
that a Nick in time saves nine. Shall I nick the fuss and present today’s
topic already? Sure!
What is similar to duct ectasia (of the breast), telangiectasia and
pyelectasis? If you got it, Kudos! I owe you a few dollars. If you didn’t,
it’s time to learn some Greek, but first, the answer to the question is
‘ectasia’. That’s the common suffix.
It’s a Greek which means an extreme dilation, and is applied to basically
any part of the body which shows that morphological change (except in
atelectasis, where an absence of ectasia is the problem). Other examples
are annuloarotic ectasia, dural ectasia and bronchiectasis (today’s topic).
Bronchiectasis is an abnormal dilation of the bronchi of the lungs. The
bronchi are large tubes that extend from the trachea (or windpipe) and
end in way smaller tubes called bronchioles. The dilated bronchi are
visible on the cut surface of the affected lung, and make it look like a
honeycomb.

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