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. 2025 Feb 18;13(2):e70121.
doi: 10.1002/rcr2.70121. eCollection 2025 Feb.

Endobronchial Aspergilloma

So Shimamura  1 , Nozomu Takahashi  1 , Kenta Homma  1 , Tsukasa Satoh  1 , Satoshi Furuya  1 , Hiroki Ohkoshi  1 , Yuki Hoshino  1 , Yoshinori Uchida  1 , Masafumi Saiki  1 , Shinnosuke Ikemura  1 , Kenzo Soejima  1
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Endobronchial Aspergilloma

So Shimamura et al. Respirol Case Rep. .

Abstract

Bronchial aspergilloma, an uncommon subtype of pulmonary aspergilloma, likely developed in the main bronchus due to airflow stagnation and dryness following lobectomy. Detailed imaging and bronchoscopy provided valuable diagnostic insights, underscoring the importance of considering fungal infections in surgically altered airways.

Keywords: aspergilloma; aspergillus flavus; bronchoscopy.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

Figures

FIGURE 1
FIGURE 1
Chest computed tomography (CT) demonstrated a 50‐mm mass within the lumen of the right main bronchus (A). Bronchoscopic examination identified a greenish‐yellow lesion occupying the right main bronchial lumen. Its surface was uneven and had a raised texture (B, C), Histopathological examination demonstrated a Y‐branched, septate mycelial structure with positive stain (D; ×500, Grocott's methenamine silver stain). CT demonstrated that the mass had disappeared from the right main bronchus (E).
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