Endobronchial Lipoma:A Series of Three Cases and the Role  of Electrocautery

Huisman, Cynthia; Kralingen, Klaas W. van; Postmus, Pieter E.; Sutedja, Tom G.

doi:10.1159/000056302

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“…They may be pendunculated or sessile, and can have a growth that resembles an iceberg. 4,5 Histologically, they are composed of mature adipocytes, with a stroma containing lymphocytes and histiocytes and lined by respiratory epithelium. Squamous metaplasia in the surface epithelium is uncommon.…”

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“…YAG laser and cautery have also been described as alternative therapeutic modalities. 4,5 Aggressive surgical resection may be required if it is difficult to exclude malignancy, if the presence of extra-bronchial growth or subpleural lipomatous disease is noted, if evident peripheral irreversible lung parenchymal changes are noted, or if technical difficulties during bronchoscopic resection are expected. 6 In conclusion, clinicians should be aware of this rare entity that can clinically mimic other common pulmonary pathology.…”

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An endobronchial lipoma mimicking asthma and malignancy

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Kumar

Reddy

et al. 2009

Primary Care Respiratory Journal

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An endobronchial lipoma mimicking asthma and malignancy

Irani

Kumar

Reddy

et al. 2009

Primary Care Respiratory Journal

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“…En ocasiones pueden simular asma o enfermedad pulmonar obstructiva crónica (EPOC) lo que puede retrasar el diagnóstico años o bien simular neoplasias pulmonares malignas [3][4][5][6][7] . En algunas series se describen hasta un 25% de pacientes asintomáticos 1 .…”

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Endobronchial lipoma

Dacal

Abal²,

Marcos³

et al. 2012

An Sist Sanit Navar

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ResuMenEl lipoma endobronquial es un tumor benigno extremadamente raro, que suele causar síntomas por obstrucción bronquial. En la tomografía computarizada de tórax se presenta como una masa homogénea de densidad grasa que no capta contraste. El diagnóstico definitivo se realiza con broncoscopia y biopsia del tumor. El tratamiento de elección es la resección por vía endoscó-pica. Presentamos un caso de lipoma endobronquial en una paciente de 74 años, con antecedente de carcinoma papilar de tiroides, resecado por vía endoscópica.Palabras clave: Lipoma. Endobronquial. Benigno. Broncoscopia. abstRactEndobronchial lipoma is an extremely rare benign tumour, which usually causes symptoms related with bronchial obstruction. Chest computed tomography shows a homogeneous mass with fat density and without contrast enhancement. Definitive diagnosis is made with bronchoscopy and biopsy of the tumour. The treatment of choice is endoscopic resection. We present a case of an endobronchial lipoma in a 74 yearold patient, with a medical history of papilar thyroid gland carcinoma, resected endoscopically.

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“…EL accounts for only 0.1% to 0.5% of all lung tumours and for 13% of benign pulmonary tumours. It originates in the normal fat tissue of the bronchi [1][2][3].…”

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“…Early diagnosis and treatment is required to prevent sequelae such as bronchiectasis and lung damage [1][2][3].…”

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Endobronchial Lipoma Presenting with Localised Wheezes: A Case Report

Akgedik¹,

Kurt²,

Akgedik³

et al. 2015

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A 67-year-old non-smoking man was referred to our clinic with dry cough and shortness of breath during exercise over the course of 6 months. The physical examination was unremarkable except for the presence of isolated localised wheezes over the left upper lung. His chest X-ray was normal. A computed tomography (CT) scans of chest revealed an irregular and partial obstruction of the left upper lobe bronchus with soft-tissue density lesion. Bronchoscopy revealed the presence of a smooth surface tumour occluding the orifice of the lingula bronchus. The lesion and its stalk were totally removed by cutting with forceps. After the removal of the lesion, patient's dyspnoea and wheezes were disappeared completely. Histopathological examination of the lesion was reported as endobrochial lipoma (EL).At the 2-years follow-up period, the patient was remained asymptomatic. We present a case report of an unusual presentation of EL with localised wheezes and without the presence of fat density on CT scanning.

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Endobronchial Lipoma:A Series of Three Cases and the Role of Electrocautery

Cited by 40 publications

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An endobronchial lipoma mimicking asthma and malignancy

An endobronchial lipoma mimicking asthma and malignancy

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Endobronchial Lipoma Presenting with Localised Wheezes: A Case Report

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