An unexpected encounter and outcome between endobronchial lipoma and carcinoma: a case report and literature review
Yang Yang,
Jun Liu,
Songkuan Chen
et al.
Abstract:Bronchial lipoma is a rare benign tumor of the lung, which is often misdiagnosed due to concomitant pulmonary diseases. In addition, the coexistence of endobronchial lipoma and lung cancer is extremely unusual. To date, no related computed tomography (CT) images have been reported. The patient was a 53-year-old man, who was admitted to our hospital with cough, yellow phlegm, and fever for 1 week. The CT image showed an irregular mass in the medial segment of the right middle lobe (B4a) with surrounding ground … Show more
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