A Case of Bronchial Lipoma

A 72-year-old female was admitted for the evaluation of cough and sputum. Bronchographic and broncoscopic examinations revealed a polypoid tumor in the right bronchus. The tumor was successfully removed. Microscopically, the tumor was composed of well-differentiated adipose tissue growing in the bro...

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Veröffentlicht in:Haigan 1977/06/25, Vol.17(2), pp.147-152
Hauptverfasser: OKADA, Satoshi, AKEMATSU, Tomotoshi, TAKEDA, Zenju, HASHIMOTO, Kentaro
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Sprache:jpn
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Zusammenfassung:A 72-year-old female was admitted for the evaluation of cough and sputum. Bronchographic and broncoscopic examinations revealed a polypoid tumor in the right bronchus. The tumor was successfully removed. Microscopically, the tumor was composed of well-differentiated adipose tissue growing in the bronchial submucosa diagnosed as bronchial lipoma. The histogenesis of bronchial lipoma was discussed.
ISSN:0386-9628
1348-9992
DOI:10.2482/haigan.17.147