Mucous gland adenoma simulating bronchial asthma: case report and literature review.
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.
Milenković
Branislava
B
Institute for Pulmonary Diseases and Tuberculosis, Clinical Centre of Serbia, Belgrade, Serbia. milenbra@eunet.yu
Stojsić
Jelena
J
Mandarić
Dragan
D
Stević
Ruza
R
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