Endobronchial Lipomatous Hamartoma

Pulmonary hamartomas are the most common benign neoplasm of the lung, occurring in the parenchyma or sometimes within the bronchi. Reported is a case of a 64-year-old male patient with an endobronchial tumor. Sleeve left upper lobectomy was performed and histhopathological examination revealed multi...

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Published in:	Asian cardiovascular & thoracic annals Vol. 13; no. 4; pp. 372 - 373
Main Authors:	Kurkcuoglu, Ibrahim C, Demircan, Sedat, Kurul, Ismail C, Demirag, Funda
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	London, England Asian Soc Cardio Surg 01-12-2005 SAGE Publications
Subjects:	Bronchial Neoplasms - pathology Bronchial Neoplasms - surgery Hamartoma Syndrome, Multiple - pathology Hamartoma Syndrome, Multiple - surgery Humans Lipomatosis - pathology Lipomatosis - surgery Male Middle Aged Pneumonectomy
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Summary:	Pulmonary hamartomas are the most common benign neoplasm of the lung, occurring in the parenchyma or sometimes within the bronchi. Reported is a case of a 64-year-old male patient with an endobronchial tumor. Sleeve left upper lobectomy was performed and histhopathological examination revealed multiple growths of endobronchial hamartomatous foci. This report demonstrates that endobronchial hamartomas may develop from multiple foci.
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ISSN:	0218-4923 1816-5370
DOI:	10.1177/021849230501300417