Atypical lipoma of the lung.
An unusual endobronchial lipoma characterised by pleomorphic, multinucleated giant cells admixed with mature adipose cells developed in a 52 year old woman, arising from the right middle lobe bronchus. Lobectomy was performed and the postoperative course was uneventful.
Matsuba
K
K
Department of Medicine, Kitakyushu Shojuen Hospital, Fukuoka.
Saito
T
T
Ando
K
K
Shirakusa
T
T
D001980:Bronchi / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008067:Lipoma / Q000473:pathology*; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D008875:Middle Aged