title: [Primary endobronchial leiomyoma--endoscopic laser resection].
abstract: Leiomyomas account for less than 2% of all benign lung tumors. Only one third is endobronchial in location, usually presenting as primary solitary lesions and airway obstruction findings. Literature on primary endobronchial leiomyomas is therefore scarce, with a few more than 100 cases being reported. We describe a case of a 44-year-old female that presented with bronchial asthma like symptoms and an obstructive pneumonia, due to a right main bronchus primary leiomyoma that was successfully resected using Nd:YAG laser through rigid bronchoscopy. Purpose of this case is to enhance the rarity of primary endobronchial leiomyoma diagnosis and report the relevance of laser resection in its definitive treatment. A brief review on lung leiomyomas is discussed over the text.
authors.affiliation: Serviço de Pneumologia, Hospital São João, Porto, Portugal. vaz.anapaula@gmail.com
authors.forename: A P
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Vaz
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Magalhães
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Bartosch
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Fernandes
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Marques
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001984:Bronchial Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D001999:Bronchoscopy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D053685:Laser Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D007889:Leiomyoma / Q000601:surgery*