Whistling Lipoma: Bronchial Obstruction Caused by a Lipoma.
airway obstruction
bronchial neoplasm
bronchial obstruction
lipoma
recurrent pneumonia
Journal
Cureus
ISSN: 2168-8184
Titre abrégé: Cureus
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 101596737
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
03 Mar 2020
03 Mar 2020
Historique:
entrez:
8
4
2020
pubmed:
8
4
2020
medline:
8
4
2020
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
Lipomas are extremely common benign tumors that occur in a variety of locations. However, lipomas in the bronchus are exceptionally rare and account for a very small number of all bronchial tumors. Diagnosis of an endobronchial lipoma can be challenging at times, as they may present with overlapping symptoms of central airway obstruction, pneumonia, or dyspnea. We present an 82-year-old male with a 40-pack-year history of smoking who presented with recurrent pneumonia and signs of airway obstruction. Imaging studies showed an obstructive lesion. The biopsy sample revealed adipose cells. Eventually, the lesion was successfully resected. The surgical specimen ruled out malignancy and confirmed the diagnosis of lipoma. Timely identification and differentiating a malignant lesion from benign lesions, like lipoma, is crucial to management.
Identifiants
pubmed: 32257709
doi: 10.7759/cureus.7167
pmc: PMC7117604
doi:
Types de publication
Case Reports
Langues
eng
Pagination
e7167Informations de copyright
Copyright © 2020, Azhar et al.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
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