Pleomorphic Adenoma of the Bronchus: A case report.
- Author:
Eun Sun PARK
;
Mi Kyung JEE
;
Seok Jin GANG
;
Byung Kee KIM
;
Sun Moo KIM
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Bronchial pleomorphic adenoma;
Salivary gland type
- MeSH:
Female;
Humans;
Adenoma
- From:Korean Journal of Pathology
1989;23(1):136-140
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Pleomorphic adenoma presenting as primary lesion of the bronchus is very rarely encountered, and in our knowledge only 6 cases have been reported in the literature of the western world, and no case report has been published in Korea. Currently, we experienced a case of bronchial pleomorphic adenoma occuring in a 38 years old woman. On X-ray examination, hazy density in the right upper lobe and emphysematous change in the right lower lobe were noted. A right pneumonectomy was done under bronchoscopic diagnosis of bronchial adeoma. The pathologic examination of the present case showed a polypoid endobronchial tumor, 1.4 x 1.1 cm (with extraluminal portion, 2.2 x 1.7 cm) in the right upper bronchus. The microscopic examination revealed a pleomorphic adenoma showing same morphology as those found in the salivary gland. This case, therefore, was believed to be a genuine example of bronchial pleomorphic adenoma of salivary gland type. We compared this case with 6 cases in the literature.
