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Case Reports
. 2024 Jun 1;19(8):3473-3477.
doi: 10.1016/j.radcr.2024.04.059. eCollection 2024 Aug.

A rare cause of bronchial obstruction: Endobronchial hamartoma case report

Zineb Bouanani  1 , Asmae Raïs  1 , Fatima Zahra Benbrahim  1 , Amal Akammar  1 , Nizar El Bouardi  1 , Meryem Haloua  1 , Youssef My Alaoui Lamrani  1 , Meryem Boubbou  1 , Mounia Serraj  2 , Bouchra Amara  2 , Marouane Lakranbi  3 , Yassine Ouadnouni  3 , Mohammed Smahi  3 , Mustapha Maaroufi  1 , Badreddine Alami  1
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A rare cause of bronchial obstruction: Endobronchial hamartoma case report

Zineb Bouanani et al. Radiol Case Rep. .

Abstract

Most of the pulmonary endobronchial lesions are malignant in origin. In rare instances, benign lesions such as endobronchial hamartoma may be the cause of the endobronchial tree obstruction. We present the case of a 57-year-old male patient from North Africa who presents with a history of a 5-month cough. Imaging, particulary CT scan, showed a mass on the right intermediate bronchus whose radiological characteristics are consistent with hamartoma. A biopsy of the mass obtained via bronchoscopy revealed chronic inflammation with no evidence for malignancy. The patient was treated surgically, and anatomopathology confirmed the diagnosis of hamartoma.

Keywords: CT scan; Endoscopy; Hamartoma.

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Computed tomography of the chest-lung window: Right middle lobe consolidation (Arrow head) associated with bronchiectasis (Arrow).
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Computed tomography of the chest- lung window: Endobronchial lesion in the right middle lobar bronchus (arrow) causing atelectasis.
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Computed tomography of the chest- mediastinal window: The endobronchial mass contain calcification (arrow, A), and fat (B) with low enhancement (C-D).
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Fig. 4
Bronchoscopic view of a well-circumscribed, yellowish polypoid mass obstructing the right intermediate bronchus lumen.
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