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Case Reports
. 2011:2011:939808.
doi: 10.1155/2011/939808. Epub 2011 Sep 29.

Endobronchial lipoma: an unusual cause of bronchial obstruction

Dianbo Cao  1 , Yutian Sun, Sirui Yang
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Case Reports

Endobronchial lipoma: an unusual cause of bronchial obstruction

Dianbo Cao et al. Case Rep Med. 2011.

Abstract

Endobronchial lipoma is a rare benign tumor. It is difficult to differentiate benign endobronchial lipoma from their malignant counterparts, as their symptoms and complications are almost alike. Here, we describe the clinical and radiological features of EL in two cases. Multislice CT (MSCT) may play an important role in the diagnosis for EL.

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Figure 1
Figure 1
Axial CT showed hypodense mass in the right main bronchus.
Figure 2
Figure 2
Reformatted reconstruction showed adipose mass occluding the right main bronchus and right lung atelectasis.
Figure 3
Figure 3
Reformatted reconstruction showed adipose mass occluding the right main bronchus and right lung atelectasis.
Figure 4
Figure 4
Endoscopy showed soft mass with irregular surface in the right bronchus.
Figure 5
Figure 5
Axial CT showed the occlusion of right inferior basal branch.
Figure 6
Figure 6
Reformatted reconstruction showed column fatty mass occluding the bronchial lumen.
Figure 7
Figure 7
Reformatted reconstruction showed column fatty mass occluding the bronchial lumen.
Figure 8
Figure 8
Endoscopy showed smooth yellow mass in the bronchial lumen of right inferior lobe.
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