Alveolocellular carcinoma is localized to the bronchioles and alveoli and the diagnostic procedures usually employed will only rarely contribute to the diagnosis. A case is presented where performance of fiberbronchoscopy and bronchoalveolar lavage with cytological examination of the cyto-centrifuged preparation led to the diagnosis of alveolocellular carcinoma in a patient with diffuse infiltrates.

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Alveolocellular carcinoma is localized to the bronchioles and alveoli and the diagnostic procedures usually employed will only rarely contribute to the diagnosis. A case is presented where performance of fiberbronchoscopy and bronchoalveolar lavage with cytological examination of the cyto-centrifuged preparation led to the diagnosis of alveolocellular carcinoma in a patient with diffuse infiltrates.

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