A Case of Endobronchial Lipoma causing left lung collapse.
- Author:
Sang Su CHUNG
1
;
Hyung Jung KIM
;
Ki Hyun BYUN
;
Hong Su PARK
;
Jong Won SONG
;
Jun Sik CHO
;
Kwang Ha YOO
;
Chul Min AHN
;
Sung Kyu KIM
;
Won Young LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Endobronchial lipoma;
Bronchotomy
- MeSH:
Bronchi;
Bronchiectasis;
Diagnosis;
Female;
Humans;
Lipoma*;
Lung*;
Middle Aged;
Pulmonary Atelectasis*
- From:Korean Journal of Medicine
1998;55(3):415-419
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Endobronchial lipoma is a rare, benign neoplasm of the large bronchi, which makes up about 0.1 percent of all lung tumors. It can produce irreversible parenchymal lung damage or bronchiectasis if diagnosis and treatment are delayed. The treatment of endobronchial lipoma is early removal and surgical procedures depend on the status of distal parenchymal lung damage. We experienced a case of endobronchial lipoma in 53 year-old female patient, which caused total collapse of left lung and save left lung by enucleation of tumor via bronchotomy.
