After bronchoscopy and histologic examination of a suspected tumor, G.P. is diagnosed with primary bronchial carcinoma. Thus, the tumor

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The diagnosis of primary bronchial carcinoma indicates that the tumor is malignant and originates from the cells in the bronchi. If it was benign, it would not be referred to as carcinoma. The fact that it is primary also suggests that it is not secondary to cancer elsewhere in the body. The presence of spread or metastases would need to be confirmed with further testing.

After Bronchoscopy and Histologic Examination of a Suspected Tumor, G