Endobronchial hamartoma in a case with neurofibromatosis.
A 60-year-old male patient with neurofibromatosis type 1 presented with a right pulmonary mass. Bronchoscopic evaluation revealed an endobronchial mass on the right upper lobe.He was operated on after a bronchial biopsy and a fine-needle aspiration biopsy revealed non-specific findings. Pathological evaluation of right upper lobectomy material was compatible with an endobronchial hamartoma and right upper lobar abscess.Hamartoma is a component of neurofibromatosis syndrome. However, endobronchial hamartoma, as found in our patient, is a rare condition and is the reason for presenting this case.
Poyrazoglu
Hakan
H
Cardiovascular Surgery Department, Cukurova University, Faculty of Medicine, Adana, Turkey. hpoyrazoglu@yahoo.com
Tor
Funda
F
Avşar
M Kemal
MK
Bayraktar
Ihsan
I
Ulus
Tümer
T
D001984:Bronchial Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006222:Hamartoma / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009456:Neurofibromatosis 1 / Q000175:diagnosis*