title: Asymptomatic atresia of the lobar bronchus of the lung: a case report.
abstract: A 64-year old woman presented with an asymptomatic occlusion of the intermediate bronchus associated with a peripheral mass occupying the entire middle and lower lobes. As malignancy was suspected, inferior bilobectomy was done. There was a complete atelectasis of both lobes, with massive parenchymal necrosis. Pathological examinations suggested a tuberculous granuloma in the bronchus and parenchyma although tuberculous bacilli were not found. This case was unusual as congenital anomaly, and was suspected as bronchial tuberculosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery and Science, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, 3-1-1 Maidashi, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Suemitsu
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Yoshino
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tomiyasu
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Fukuyama
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Koto
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sugimachi
mesh_terms: D001980:Bronchi / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000098:blood supply*; D001982:Bronchial Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006099:Granuloma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan; D008875:Middle Aged; D018633:Pulmonary Atresia / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis