Endobronchial chondromesenchymal hamartoma

Primary lung tumours are uncommon in childhood. Among these tumours, endobronchial masses are even less common and, among benign tumours, inflammatory pseudotumours and hamartomas have the highest incidence in children. We present the case of a 2.5-year-old girl with a left endobronchial chondromese...

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Published in:	Anales de pediatría (Barcelona, Spain : 2003) Vol. 72; no. 4; pp. 263 - 266
Main Authors:	Sardón, O, Marhuenda, C, Santiago, M, Torán, N, Korta, J, Corcuera, P, Barceló, C, Pérez-Yarza, E G
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	Spanish
Published:	Spain 01-04-2010
Subjects:	Bronchial Diseases - diagnosis Bronchial Diseases - surgery Child, Preschool Female Hamartoma - diagnosis Hamartoma - surgery Humans
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Summary:	Primary lung tumours are uncommon in childhood. Among these tumours, endobronchial masses are even less common and, among benign tumours, inflammatory pseudotumours and hamartomas have the highest incidence in children. We present the case of a 2.5-year-old girl with a left endobronchial chondromesenchymal hamartoma with obstruction of 90% of the bronchial lumen. Complete resection of the endobronchial mass was performed by rigid bronchoscopy and application of topical mitomycin C. After tumour resection and a 12-month follow-up, the patient has shown a favourable outcome with immediate disappearance of respiratory symptoms. Successive fibreoptic bronchoscopies have shown no residual tumour.
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ISSN:	1695-9531
DOI:	10.1016/j.anpedi.2009.12.011