Fig. 2

Preoperative bronchoscopy showed that tumor was exposed in the bronchial lumen and infiltrated to left main bronchus and upper bronchus (solid arrow) (a). Even though the scope could pass through the exposed tumor of upper bronchus, tumor also infiltrated to lingular division bronchus (dotted arrow) (b). Postoperative bronchoscopic findings showed no troubles at the anastomotic site including stenosis or kinking seven days after surgery (c) and one year after surgery (d)