[A case of endobronchial noncartilaginous hamartoma removed by high-frequency electrosurgical snaring and semiconductor laser].
A 55-year-old woman presented with wheezing and difficulty breathing. Chest computed tomography demonstrated a tumor in the left main bronchus. Flexible fiber-optic bronchoscopy revealed a polypoid mass obstructing the orifice of the left main bronchus. Biopsy specimens were consistent with hamartoma; therefore endoscopic resection was selected as treatment. High-frequency electrosurgical snaring and a semiconductor laser with electrocautery therapy were used to completely excise the tumor. Histologic sections of the resected tissue revealed a rare case of noncartilaginous hamartoma. This case demonstrates that endoscopic resection can be used for the non-surgical management of endobronchial hamartoma.
Shimazaki
Takaharu
T
Institute of Tropical Medicine, Nagasaki University Hospital.
Ishida
Masayuki
M
Tanaka
Takeshi
T
Morimoto
Konosuke
K
Hayashi
Tomakichi
T
Degawa
Satoshi
S
Ariyoshi
Koya
K
D001982:Bronchial Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D004598:Electrosurgery / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006222:Hamartoma / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D053685:Laser Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D008875:Middle Aged; D012666:Semiconductors