title: [A case of endoscopic laser polypectomy for endobronchial hamartoma].
abstract: A 70-year-old man was admitted to our hospital because of left-sided chest pain and dyspnea. Chest X-ray film showed a tumor in the left main bronchus and left pleural effusion. On bronchoscopy, a tumor which moved with respiration was observed in the left main bronchus. We successfully performed endoscopic laser polypectomy. Pathological examination revealed non-chondromatous hamartoma.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pulmonary Surgery, Toyokawa City Hospital, Japan.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Shibata
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hashigama
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Majima
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yoshida
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hara
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001984:Bronchial Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D001999:Bronchoscopy; D006222:Hamartoma / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D053685:Laser Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D016066:Pleural Effusion, Malignant / Q000209:etiology