[Intrabronchial leiomyoma treated with endoscopic resection; report of a case].
A 63-year-old female presented with an abnormal shadow on a chest X-ray. A serial chest computed tomography (CT) showed ground-glass attenuation, which measured 2 cm on S1+2 of the left lung. When bronchofiberscopy was performed to make a diagnosis, a tumor with a smooth surface was revealed which obstructed the right middle bronchus. Leiomyoma was thus diagnosed. At first, a wide wedge resection of left lung tumor was performed. Secondly, a bronchus tumor was successively removed using a high frequency snare and a laser by a bronchofiberscopy. Her postoperative course was uneventful. Leiomyoma of the bronchus is rare benign tumor. This report describes the performance of a resection using bronchofiberscopy with good results.
Shimizu
Katsuhiko
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Department of Surgical Oncology, Research Institute for Radiation Biology and Medicine, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan.
Okita
R
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Hamai
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D001984:Bronchial Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D001999:Bronchoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D005336:Fiber Optic Technology; D006801:Humans; D053685:Laser Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D007889:Leiomyoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D008875:Middle Aged; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome