J Lung Cancer.
2004 Mar;3(1):43-46.
A Combined Case of Endobronchial Lipoma and Broncholithiasis
- Affiliations
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- 1Pulmonology Section, Department of Internal Medicine, Chungnam National University, Daejeon, Korea. jokim@cnu.ac.kr
- 2Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Chungnam National University, Daejeon, Korea.
- 3Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Chungnam National University, Daejeon, Korea.
Abstract
- Endobronchial lipomas are rare lesions that usually obstruct a major bronchus and cause irreversible pulmonary damage distally. Herein, a case of an endobronchial lipoma combined with broncholithiasis, found 3 months after first noticing symptoms including dry cough, and voice change, successfully removed by surgical resection is reported
