title: Endobronchial neurogenic tumors treated by transbronchial electrical snaring and Nd-YAG laser abrasion: report of three cases.
abstract: Neurogenic benign tumors arising from the trachea and bronchus are relatively rare. We experienced three cases of neurofibroma of the bronchus which were successfully treated by transbronchial electrical snaring and Nd-YAG laser abrasion. The first was a 67-year-old man with right lung cancer, who was pointed out to have a neurofibroma in the left main bronchus. The second was a 34-year-old man with an obstruction in the right main bronchus due to neurofibroma. The third was a 66-year-old woman with a complete obstruction in the left main bronchus due to schwannoma. All patients were successfully treated to remove the tumors and obtain a patency of the bronchus by transbronchial electrical snaring and Nd-YAG laser abrasion. We also review 23 reported cases of endobronchial neurogenic tumors and discuss the efficacy of endoscopic treatments for endobronchial neurogenic tumors.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, 1-8-1 Inohana, Chuo-ku, Chiba 260-8670, Japan.
authors.forename: Hidemi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Suzuki
authors.forename: Yasuo
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Sekine
authors.forename: Shinichiro
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Motohashi
authors.forename: Masako
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Chiyo
authors.forename: Makoto
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Suzuki
authors.forename: Yukiko
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Haga
authors.forename: Kenzo
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hiroshima
authors.forename: Hidemi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ohwada
authors.forename: Toshihiko
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Iizasa
authors.forename: Yukio
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Saitoh
authors.forename: Masayuki
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Baba
authors.forename: Takehiko
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Fujisawa
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000402:Airway Obstruction / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D001984:Bronchial Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D001999:Bronchoscopy / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D053685:Laser Therapy; D008297:Male; D019060:Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods; D009442:Neurilemmoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D009455:Neurofibroma / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D018570:Risk Assessment; D016896:Treatment Outcome