title: Minimally Invasive but Maximally Obstructive: Carcinoma In Situ Obstructing a Mainstem Bronchus.
abstract: Here we report a case of mainstem bronchus obstruction due to a carcinoma in situ. Preinvasive lesions, such as carcinoma in situ, are usually small and limited to the bronchial wall. This exceptional presentation shows a tumor growth large enough to completely occlude the right mainstem bronchus. The endoluminal lesion was removed using rigid bronchoscopy. The patient, not eligible for a local treatment, has been treated with surgery.
authors.affiliation: Departments of *Thoracic Oncology, Pleural Diseases and Interventional Pulmonology †Pathology §Thoracic Surgery, Hôpital Nord, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Marseille (AP-HM) ‡URMITE CNRS IRD UMR 6236, Aix-Marseille University, Marseille, France.
authors.forename: Benjamin
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Coiffard
authors.forename: Sophie
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Laroumagne
authors.forename: Jérôme
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Plojoux
authors.forename: Stéphane
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Garcia
authors.forename: Xavier B
authors.initials: XB
authors.lastname: D'Journo
authors.forename: Philippe
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Astoul
authors.forename: Hervé
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Dutau
mesh_terms: D000402:Airway Obstruction / Q000209:etiology*; D001984:Bronchial Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D001999:Bronchoscopy; D002278:Carcinoma in Situ / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016896:Treatment Outcome