Endobronchial Lipoma

Muraoka, Masashi; Oka, Teruaki; Akamine, Shinji; Nagayasu, Takeshi; Iseki, Masachika; Suyama, Naofumi; Ayabe, Hiroyoshi

doi:10.1378/chest.123.1.293

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“…3 Bronchoscopy remains indispensable, as it identifies the lesion location and facilitates collection of tissue for histopathology. 1 However, the accuracy of transbronchial biopsy in obtaining a biopsy is rather low. A recent retrospective study by Nassiri et al suggested that rigid bronchoscopy is superior to flexible bronchoscopy for definitive diagnosis, as it provides larger specimens through mechanical debulking.…”

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An endobronchial lipoma mimicking asthma and malignancy

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Primary Care Respiratory Journal

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“…Endobronchial lipomas account for only 0.1-0.5% of all benign tumours 1 and need to be differentiated from malignant lesions. Despite their low incidence and benign nature, more than half of all patients with endobronchial lipomas undergo radical procedures such as lobectomy and pneumonectomy due to their postobstructive changes.…”

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An endobronchial lipoma mimicking asthma and malignancy

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Kumar

Reddy

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Primary Care Respiratory Journal

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“…Endobronchial lipomas are rare benign tumors which are slow growing and carry no excess risk of malignant potential [4]. However, they are associated with a significant morbidity and occasionally mortality [6, 14].…”

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“…They are almost always endobronchial in origin, but cases of parenchymal tumors have been rarely reported [2, 3]. They arise from submucosal fat in airways that contain cartilage and bronchial glands [4]. …”

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A Multicenter Retrospective Study Investigating the Role of Interventional Bronchoscopic Techniques in the Management of Endobronchial Lipomas

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Background: Pulmonary lipomas are rare benign tumors that are usually found endobronchially. Undiagnosed, they can lead to the serious late sequelae associated with endobronchial obstruction. In the majority of cases, they are located in the first three subdivisions of the tracheobronchial tree, and therefore, they are amenable to endoscopic techniques for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes. Objectives: It was our aim to retrospectively study the bronchoscopic management and follow-up of a large series of endobronchial lipomas, as well as defining the demographic and endoscopic characteristics of patients. Methods: A retrospective multicenter study was performed to identify all cases of lipomas that were treated endoscopically in 4 institutions in the period from 1981 to 2002. Demographic, radiological, endoscopic and histological data were collected. Results: Thirty-eight patients were included in the study; 81.6% of cases were males and the average age was 63.5 ± 15.2 years. The majority of the patients were symptomatic (63.2%). Lipomas were located proximally in 18 cases (47.4%) and distally in 20 subjects (52.6%). Specimens obtained by rigid bronchoscopy were diagnostic in all cases. Thirty-six out of 38 patients underwent therapeutic rigid bronchoscopy. Laser and mechanical debulking was performed in 29 cases (76.3%), cryotherapy and mechanical debulking in 7 subjects (18.4%), and mechanical debulking alone in 2 cases (5.3%). No cases of recurrence occurred during the follow-up period. Conclusions: This study demonstrates that endoscopic techniques are effective for the diagnosis and treatment of endobronchial lipomas when there is no evidence of severe distal bronchiectasis. This should be the treatment of choice after a full clinicoradiological evaluation.

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Mesenchymal Tumors of the Lungs

Weissferdt

Moran

2012

Diagnostic Pathology of Pleuropulmonary Neoplasia

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Endobronchial Lipoma

Cited by 115 publications

References 11 publications

An endobronchial lipoma mimicking asthma and malignancy

An endobronchial lipoma mimicking asthma and malignancy

A Multicenter Retrospective Study Investigating the Role of Interventional Bronchoscopic Techniques in the Management of Endobronchial Lipomas

Mesenchymal Tumors of the Lungs

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