Endobronchial lipoma posing as carcinoma.
Endobronchial lipoma is an extremely rare tumour. Although it is benign, recurrent obstructive pneumonia may cause significant morbidity and induce cytological findings suggestive of carcinoma. A case is presented demonstrating clinical, diagnostic and histopathological findings in this disease.
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Department of Pulmonology, St. Lucas-Andreas Hospital, Amsterdam, Netherlands.
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D000368:Aged; D001984:Bronchial Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D001999:Bronchoscopy; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008067:Lipoma / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed