Bronchoscopic management of endobronchial lipoma: A case report

Ekrem Cengiz Seyhan,

doi:10.5606/tgkdc.dergisi.2016.10199

Ekrem Cengiz Seyhan¹, Mehmet Akif Özgül², Erdoğan Çetinkaya², Zeki Günlüoğlu¹, Güler Özgül³, Gökhan Cebeci¹

¹Department of Chest Disease, Medical Faculty of Medipol University, İstanbul, Turkey2Department of Chest Disease, Yedikule Chest Diseases and Thoracic Surgery, Training and Research Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey
³Department of Chest Disease, Bağcılar Training and Research Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey

DOI : 10.5606/tgkdc.dergisi.2016.10199

Endobronchial lipomas are very rare tumors. Although surgery may be required in some cases, bronchoscopic removal is the preferred treatment modality. In this article, we present a case of endobronchial lipoma incidentally found after excision of a giant esophagus diverticulum. During follow-up of the patient, a tumor, located in the right lower lobe bronchus, was seen at thorax computed tomography. The tumor was excised via rigid bronchoscopy. This case highlights the effectiveness of rigid bronchoscopy in the management of endobronchial tumors.

Keywords : Bronchoscopic management; endobronchial lipoma; lung tumors

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