title: [Pulmonary Lipomatous Hamartoma Suspected to be an Endobronchial Lipoma].
abstract: We report a rare case of pulmonary lipomatous hamartoma. A 61-year-old male was referred to our hospital due to abnormal mass densities on a chest radiograph. Thoracic computed tomography (CT) revealed a tumor with a maximum diameter of 42 mm. Bronchoscopic examination indicated the presence of a tumor at the orifice of the lateral segmental bronchus which was obstructed by the tumor. Endobronchial lipoma, was suspected by transbronchial biopsy, and we carried out a left upper lobectomy to prevent obstructive pneumonia. The pathological diagnosis was lipomatous hamartoma.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Thoracic Surgery, Nihonkai General Hospital, Sakata, Japan.
authors.forename: Hikaru
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Watanabe
authors.forename: Naoki
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kanauchi
authors.forename: Isamu
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Watanabe
authors.forename: Akira
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hamada
mesh_terms: D001999:Bronchoscopy; D006222:Hamartoma / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008067:Lipoma / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D064847:Multimodal Imaging; D011013:Pneumonectomy; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome