title: Endobronchial hamartoma treated by bronchoscopic excision.
abstract: Endobronchial hamartoma is a rare lesion, with only 65 cases previously reported in the English literature. An additional case is reported here. The patient was successfully treated by bronchoscopic excision of the hamartoma.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Wilford Hall USAF Medical Center, Lackland AFB, TX 78236.
authors.forename: H W
authors.initials: HW
authors.lastname: Cheu
authors.forename: B A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Grishkin
authors.forename: W K
authors.initials: WK
authors.lastname: Linville
mesh_terms: D001706:Biopsy; D001982:Bronchial Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D001999:Bronchoscopy; D006222:Hamartoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011013:Pneumonectomy; D013908:Thoracotomy; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed