title: [Endobronchial leiomyoma is a rare cause of recidivating pneumonia].
abstract: Leiomyomas arise from the smooth muscle cells of the lung and account for less than 2% of all benign tumours of the lung. Symptomatology is based on the degree of bronchial obstruction. Endobronchial leiomyomas often present with obstructive pneumonia and atelectasis. We present a case report of a 17-year-old woman who had pneumonia of the right lower lobe. The anamnesis revealed three previous hospitalizations over the last one and a half years due to pneumonia of the right lung. A diagnosis of primary endobronchial leiomyoma was made on the basis of histopathology and immunohistochemistry obtained during bronchoscopy.
authors.affiliation: lauritsfrossing@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Laurits
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Frøssing
authors.forename: Pia Holland
authors.initials: PH
authors.lastname: Gjørup
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001984:Bronchial Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007889:Leiomyoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D011014:Pneumonia / Q000209:etiology*; D012008:Recurrence