Korean J Med.
1998 Sep;55(3):415-419.
A Case of Endobronchial Lipoma causing left lung collapse
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- 1Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea.
Abstract
- Endobronchial lipoma is a rare, benign neoplasm of the large bronchi, which makes up about 0.1 percent of all lung tumors. It can produce irreversible parenchymal lung damage or bronchiectasis if diagnosis and treatment are delayed. The treatment of endobronchial lipoma is early removal and surgical procedures depend on the status of distal parenchymal lung damage. We experienced a case of endobronchial lipoma in 53 year-old female patient, which caused total collapse of left lung and save left lung by enucleation of tumor via bronchotomy.
