An endobronchial hamartoma removed via rigid bronchoscopy under general anesthesia.
- Author:
Hee Jung BAN
1
;
Su Young CHI
;
In Jae OH
;
Kyu Sik KIM
;
Jin Yung JU
;
Yong Soo KWON
;
Yu il KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, Chonnam National University Medical School, Gwangju, Korea. droij@chonnam.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Rigid bronchoscopy;
General anesthesia;
Hamartoma
- MeSH:
Anesthesia, General;
Biopsy;
Bronchi;
Bronchoscopy;
Cough;
Fever;
Hamartoma;
Humans;
Lipoma;
Middle Aged;
Pulmonary Atelectasis;
Recurrence;
Sputum;
Thorax
- From:Korean Journal of Medicine
2009;77(3):349-352
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
A 54-year-old man presented with a cough, sputum, and fever. His chest X-ray showed atelectasis in the right middle lobe. Computed tomography revealed obstruction of the bronchus intermedius by an endobronchial tumor. The first bronchoscopic biopsy specimens suggested lipoma. We resected the tumor via rigid bronchoscopy under general anesthesia and the final pathology report revealed a cartilaginous hamartoma. Subsequently, he has been followed for more than 1 year without recurrence.
