%0 Journal Article %T CARCINOMA BRONQU¨ªOLO-ALVEOLAR: ASPECTOS NA TOMOGRAFIA COMPUTADORIZADA DE ALTA RESOLU£¿£¿O %A Moreira %A Luiza Beatriz Melo %A Marchiori %A Edson %A Melo %A Alessandro Severo Alves de %A Magnago %A Marcelo %A Muniz %A Maria Ang¨¦lica Soares %A Irion %A Klaus %J Radiologia Brasileira %D 2002 %I Col¨¦gio Brasileiro de Radiologia %R 10.1590/S0100-39842002000100004 %X bronchioloalveolar carcinoma is a bronchogenic carcinoma that presents an insidious growth, arises from the walls of the distal air spaces and spreads using the alveolar septa as a stroma, preserving the lung architecture. in this work we analyze the high-resolution computed tomography of 17 patients with bronchioloalveolar carcinoma. conversely to the data presented in the literature, male preponderance (71%) and a higher frequency of association between multinodular and consolidation patterns (53%) in comparison to single nodular (12%), multinodular (12%) and consolidation (23%) patterns were observed. the most common findings were: consolidation areas (76%), air bronchogram (71%), low attenuation areas (60%), thickening of interlobular septa, ground-glass attenuation and confluent nodules (54% each), and crazy paving pattern (36%). cavitated nodules, atelectasis, halo sign and "tree in bud" pattern were observed in only one case each. %K bronchioloalveolar %K carcinoma %K high-resolution computed tomography. %U http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&pid=S0100-39842002000100004&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en