title: Mucous gland adenoma simulating bronchial asthma: case report and literature review.
abstract: We report a case of mucous gland adenoma arising in the left main bronchus which was initially misdiagnosed as asthma and review the previous reported cases of this rare tumor published in the available literature.
authors.affiliation: Institute for Pulmonary Diseases and Tuberculosis, Clinical Centre of Serbia, Belgrade, Serbia. milenbra@eunet.yu
authors.forename: Branislava
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Milenković
authors.forename: Jelena
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Stojsić
authors.forename: Dragan
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Mandarić
authors.forename: Ruza
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Stević
mesh_terms: D000236:Adenoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D001249:Asthma / Q000175:diagnosis*; D001706:Biopsy; D001984:Bronchial Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D003951:Diagnostic Errors; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography