[Pleural empyema associated with endobronchial lipoma].
Bronchial benign tumors comprise fewer than 4% of pulmonary neoplasms. Endobronchial lipoma is an extremely rare benign neoplasm accounting for only 0.1% to 0.5% of all lung tumors. Clinical symptoms of lipoma depend on the location of the tumor, the severity of bronchial obstruction, and the functional and anatomical effects on the parenchyma distal to the obstruction. Computed axial tomography usually reveals the adipose composition of the lipomatous tumor. We report the case of an 83-year-old man diagnosed with community-acquired pneumonia that led to complications: pleural empyema caused by Haemophilus influenzae infection and atelectasis of the right middle and lower lobes secondary to a lipomatous endobronchial obstruction. Removal of the bronchial lipoma was performed by laser resection.
Casanova Espinosa
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Servicio de Neumología, Hospital Universitario de la Princesa, Madrid, Spain.
Cisneros Serrano
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Girón Moreno
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Olivera
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Moreno Balsalobre
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Zamora García
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D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001984:Bronchial Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D001999:Bronchoscopy; D017714:Community-Acquired Infections / Q000150:complications; D016724:Empyema, Pleural / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D006192:Haemophilus Infections / Q000150:complications; D006193:Haemophilus influenzae; D006801:Humans; D053685:Laser Therapy; D008067:Lipoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D011014:Pneumonia / Q000150:complications; D001261:Pulmonary Atelectasis / Q000209:etiology; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed