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A Case of Primary Endobronchial Leiomyoma  

Lee, Hee Kyung (Division of Pulmonology, Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Hanyang University)
Lee, Jae Hyung (Division of Pulmonology, Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Hanyang University)
Kim, Sang Heon (Division of Pulmonology, Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Hanyang University)
Kim, Tae Hyung (Division of Pulmonology, Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Hanyang University)
Sohn, Jang Won (Division of Pulmonology, Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Hanyang University)
Yoon, Ho Joo (Division of Pulmonology, Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Hanyang University)
Shin, Dong Ho (Division of Pulmonology, Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Hanyang University)
Park, Sung Soo (Division of Pulmonology, Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Hanyang University)
Min, Kyueng Whan (Division of Pulmonology, Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Hanyang University)
Paik, Seung Sam (Department of Pathology, College of Medicine, Hanyang University)
Kang, Jung Ho (Department of Thoracic Surgery, College of Medicine, Hanyang University)
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Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases / v.61, no.3, 2006 , pp. 273-278 More about this Journal
Abstract
Endobronchial leiomyoma is a rare tumor that accounts for less than 2% of pulmonary benign tumors. A 32 year-old woman was admitted with fever, cough and sputum for a month. She had suffered from intermittent cough over three years. The chest X-ray and chest CT(computed tomography) showed a nodular lesion obstructing the proximal portion of the left lower lobar bronchus and atelectasis of the left lower lobe. Flexible Bronchoscopy detected a mass obstructing the distal portion of the left main bronchus and endobronchial biopsy showed benign smooth muscle cells. There was no abnormal finding in the uterine examination. Therefore this case was diagnosed as primary endobronchial leiomyoma. The lobectomy was performed due to intractable pneumonia and secondary parenchymal destruction. Postoperative course was uneventful and she was discharged in good health.
Keywords
Primary leiomyoma; Endobronchial; Lung;
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