Endobronchial lipoma: a case report.
Endobronchial lipoma (EL) is a rare benign neoplasm that may cause irreversible pulmonary damage distally, and may be misdiagnosed clinically as a bronchial carcinoid or malignant tumor. They simulate malignant tumors, because of the age, sex and smoking history of the patients in whom they are found. Proper management is a "must" in order to avoid serious and unnecessary complications of the lung. We present a case of endobronchial lipoma, which is located in the right upper lobe bronchus, and diagnosed and treated by surgery.
Celik
Gökhan
G
Ankara University Faculty of Medicine, Pulmonary Diseases, Ankara, Turkey.
Kaya
Akin
A
Ozdemir
Ozlem
O
Ozdemir
Nezih
N
Dizbay Sak
Serpil
S
Alper
Doğanay
D
D000368:Aged; D001984:Bronchial Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D001999:Bronchoscopy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004417:Dyspnea / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008067:Lipoma / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed