Korean J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg.
2003 Nov;36(11):870-873.
Endobronchial Lipomatous Hamartoma Removed by Bronchotomy: One case report
- Affiliations
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- 1Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Inje University, Seoul Paik Hospital, Korea.
- 2Department of Internal Medicine, Inje University, Seoul Paik Hospital, Korea. pulho@korea.com
- 3Department of Diagnostic Pathology, Inje University, Seoul Paik Hospital, Korea.
Abstract
- Hamartoma is rare but the most common benign neoplasm in the lung. However endobronchial lipomatous hamartoma has been rarely reported. A 73-year-old male patient was admitted to our hospital due to hemoptysis 1 month prior to admission. On bronchoscopic examination, a large pedunculated endobronchial mass right upper lobar bronchus. The endobronchial mass was enucleated by bronchotomy that is no evidence of malignancy in frozen specimens. We report a case of endobronchial lipomartous hamartoma which was resected by bronchotomy.
