A giant endobronchial inflammatory polyp.
Bronchial inflammatory polyps are defined as tumor-like lesions. They are usually related to chronic inflammatory processes in the adult. Because they may cause complications, they should be surgically removed. A 55-year-old male patient had been followed for recurrent pulmonary infections for 40 years. His main symptoms were orthopnea and hemoptysis upon admission to our hospital. A chest computerized tomography (CT) revealed bronchiectasis located at the right middle lobe and lower lobe and obstruction of the main bronchus at the level of carina. In bronchoscopy a mobile polypoid pinkish lesion protruding to the trachea was observed. We performed an inferior bilobectomy. The pathological examination revealed an endobronchial fibroepithelial polyp. The presence of a giant endobronchial polyp with chronic respiratory symptoms over an extended period of time and the rarity of information pertaining to these lesions in the literature provoked intrigue and constituted a worthy presentation.
Dinçer
Ibrahim
I
Department of Thoracic Surgery, Yedikule Teaching Hospital for Chest Diseases and Thoracic Surgery, Istanbul, Turkey.
Demir
Adalet
A
Akin
Hasan
H
Melek
Huseyin
H
Altin
Sedat
S
D001984:Bronchial Neoplasms / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D007249:Inflammation; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011127:Polyps / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology*