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J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;135:954-955
© 2008 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery

Brief Communication

Hemoptysis caused by an endobronchial lipoma

Pier Luigi Filosso, MD*, Roberto Giobbe, MD, Claudio Mossetti, MD, Enrico Ruffini, MD, Alberto Oliaro, MD

University of Torino Italy, Department of Thoracic Surgery, Torino, Italy

Received for publication August 31, 2006; revisions received October 7, 2007; accepted for publication October 19, 2007.

* Address for reprints: Pier Luigi Filosso, MD, University of Torino Italy, San Giovanni Battista Hospital, Department of Thoracic Surgery, Via Genova, 3, 10126 Torino, Italy. (Email: pierluigifilosso@tiscali.it).

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Benign tumors of the lung and endobronchial tree are uncommon and need to be differentiated from malignant lesions. Among benign lesions, endobronchial lipoma (EL) is extremely uncommon, accounting for only 0.1% to 0.5% of all bronchial tumors. We present a case in which an EL caused hemoptysis, bronchial obstruction, and distal pulmonary fibrosis. Surgical resection with a right lower lobectomy was accomplished.

Clinical Summary

A 62-year-old man who smoked heavily had hemoptysis sporadically for 3 years. Six months before admission he had cough and shortness of breath, which was treated as asthma. Finally, he was admitted to our department because of increasing hemoptysis with fever and purulent secretions.

A chest radiograph demonstrated a right lower pulmonary infiltrate. Thoracic computed tomographic scan showed damage to the right lower . . . [Full Text of this Article]






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