title: [A case of polypoid bronchial neurofibroma originating from right B2b successfully treated by bronchoscopic snaring forceps and Nd-YAG laser therapy].
abstract: A 34-year-old man with persistent cough was admitted to our hospital. Bronchoscopic examination revealed a polypoid tumor with smooth surface which almost completely obstructed the right main bronchus. The tumor was removed by transbronchial snaring forceps and histologically confirmed as neurofibroma. Residual tumor was excised by biopsy forceps and further endoscopic Nd-YAG laser vaporization was performed. This is the first case in our country in which bronchoscopic treatment was performed for bronchial neurofibroma. Bronchoscopic removal might be the preferred treatment in the present case, although long-term follow-up is also required.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, Chiba University, Japan.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Takiguchi
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Uchiyama
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sato
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tatsumi
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kimura
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nagao
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Fujisawa
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ohwada
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hiroshima
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kuriyama
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001984:Bronchial Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D001999:Bronchoscopy; D006801:Humans; D053685:Laser Therapy; D008297:Male; D009455:Neurofibroma / Q000601:surgery*; D013525:Surgical Instruments