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Case Reports
. 2010 Nov;15(6):364-70.

Endobronchial leiomyoma; report of a case successfully treated by bronchoscopic resection

Nourieh Sharifi  1 , Seyed Hossein Fattahi Massoum, Mahdi Karimi Shahri, Alireza Rezaei, Amir Ansa Ashari, Alireza Sharifian Attar, Ahmad Amozeshi
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Endobronchial leiomyoma; report of a case successfully treated by bronchoscopic resection

Nourieh Sharifi et al. J Res Med Sci. 2010 Nov.

Abstract

Bronchial leiomyoma is extremely rare. To date less than 60 cases have been reported in the world literature. The presented case here is a 30 year old woman who had been treated for bronchial asthma for several years. Her chest radiograph showed bulluos emphysematous changes in the right lung and computer tomography scan found the tumor in the right main bronchus near carina. Diagnosis was made by histological and immunohistochemical examination of the specimens obtained during bronchoscopy. The patient was treated by bonchoscopic resection of the 3 centimetre firm tumor and its removal through a tracheostomy incision.

Keywords: Bronchial Neoplasm; Bronchoscopic Surgical Procedure; Immunolabeling Techniques; Leiomyomas; Tracheal Incision.

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Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
The tumor in proximal right main bronchus (RMB) in chest CT scan
Figure 2
Figure 2
Fiber optic bronchoscopy shows the tumor in the opening of right main bronchus (RMB) near carina
Figure 3
Figure 3
Histologic view of the tumor showing respiratory epithelium and subepithelial smooth muscle cell tumor (H&E staining 100 ×)
Figure 4
Figure 4
Immunohistochemical staining showing diffuse reactivity for desmin and negative myogenin reactivity (IHC staining 100 x, 400 ×)
Figure 5
Figure 5
The tumor removed through tracheal incision after bronchoscopic resection
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