A Case Report of Endobronchial Lipoma / 대한흉부외과학회지
The Korean Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
; : 116-118, 1997.
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ABSTRACT
Endobronchial lipomas are rare lesions that usually obstruct a major bronchus and cause irreversible pulmonary damage distally. They are histologically benign tumors. But they can produce pulmonary damage or irreversible bronchiectasis if dignoses or treatments are delayed. Whenever possible, the treatment of choice is resection by means of bronchoscopy. If endoscopic removal is not possible or if the nature of the tumor is unclear, surgery is necessary, with lobectomy or pneumonectomy being required in most cases due to the extensively damaged pulmonary parenchyma. We present a case of endobronchial lipoma causing bronchial obstruction and peripheral organizing pneumonia with its clinical features, diagnosis and treatment methods.
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Main subject:
Pneumonectomy
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Pneumonia
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Bronchi
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Bronchiectasis
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Bronchoscopy
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Diagnosis
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Lipoma
Type of study:
Diagnostic_studies
Language:
Ko
Journal:
The Korean Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Year:
1997
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Article