Irani Farzan, Kumar Bijender, Reddy Prashanth, Narwal-Chadha Rawan, Kasmani Rahil, Tita James
Department of Internal Medicine, St Vincent Mercy Medical Center, Toledo, Ohio 43608, USA.
Prim Care Respir J. 2010 Sep;19(3):281-3. doi: 10.4104/pcrj.2009.00070.
Endobronchial lipomas are rare benign tumours of the lung. Bronchial occlusion may lead to a misdiagnosis of asthma or malignancy. We describe a 52-year-old man treated for asthma for several years, who presented with non-resolving right upper lobe pneumonia. Bronchoscopy proved to be diagnostic and therapeutic. Clinical characteristics of this unique entity are discussed.
支气管内脂肪瘤是一种罕见的肺部良性肿瘤。支气管阻塞可能导致哮喘或恶性肿瘤的误诊。我们描述了一名52岁男性,他因哮喘接受治疗数年,现出现右上叶肺炎不愈。支气管镜检查显示具有诊断和治疗作用。本文讨论了这一独特病症的临床特征。