title: An endobronchial lipoma mimicking asthma and malignancy.
abstract: Endobronchial lipomas are rare benign tumours of the lung. Bronchial occlusion may lead to a misdiagnosis of asthma or malignancy. We describe a 52-year-old man treated for asthma for several years, who presented with non-resolving right upper lobe pneumonia. Bronchoscopy proved to be diagnostic and therapeutic. Clinical characteristics of this unique entity are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, St Vincent Mercy Medical Center, Toledo, Ohio 43608, USA. farzan_i@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Farzan
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Irani
authors.forename: Bijender
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.forename: Prashanth
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Reddy
authors.forename: Rawan
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Narwal-Chadha
authors.forename: Rahil
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kasmani
authors.forename: James
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Tita
mesh_terms: D001249:Asthma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D001980:Bronchi / Q000473:pathology; D001984:Bronchial Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D001999:Bronchoscopy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008067:Lipoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011014:Pneumonia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed