A case of endobronchial lipoma mimicking bronchial asthma

Ozkaya S., Demir H., Findik S.

INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL CASE REPORTS JOURNAL, vol.2, pp.15-17, 2009 (ESCI) identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 2
  • Publication Date: 2009
  • Journal Name: INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL CASE REPORTS JOURNAL
  • Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI)
  • Page Numbers: pp.15-17
  • Keywords: endobronchial lipoma, asthma, radiology, bronchoscopy
  • Ondokuz Mayıs University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Endobronchial lipoma is a rare neoplasm of the tracheobronchial tree and it may cause irreversible pulmonary damage due to recurrent pneumonia. Rarely, it may mimic bronchial asthma. We present a 53-year-old woman with an endobronchial lipoma, which had been treated as a bronchial asthma for four years. She also had developed recurrent pneumonia three times.