title: [Endobronchial hamartoma revealed by hemoptysis].
abstract: Hamartoma is the most frequent benign tumor of the lung. Its endo bronchial location is rare. We report two cases of endo bronchial hamartoma occurring in 2 men aged 68 and 60 years respectively. The two cases were revealed by hemoptysis. Bronchial fibroscopy showed a bud respectively in the left stump and in the lower left bronchus. Treatment consisted in a pneumonectomy and a lower lobectomy. A histological examination confirmed the diagnosis of endo bronchial hamartoma.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Diagnosis of endobronchial hamartoma before surgery is difficult. Pulmonary resections are often necessary because of parenchyma lelions caused bronchial obstruction.
authors.affiliation: Service de Chirurgie Thoracique et Cardiovasculaire, Hôpital Abderrahmen Mami de pneumo-phtisiologie de l'Ariana, Tunisie.
authors.forename: Belhassen
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Smati
authors.forename: Mohamed Sadok
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Boudaya
authors.forename: Taher
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Mestiri
authors.forename: Habiba
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Djilani
authors.forename: Faouzi
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Mezni
authors.forename: Tarek
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kilani
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000402:Airway Obstruction / Q000209:etiology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006222:Hamartoma / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011013:Pneumonectomy