[Bronchoscopic follow-up of secondary racemose hemangioma of the bronchial artery].

A 63-year-old woman with cystic bronchiectasis who had been treated in our institute was admitted for recurrent prolonged hemoptysis. Bronchoscopic examination showed bloody discharges in the left basal bronchus and a bulging polypoid lesion covered with intact bronchial mucosa in the left B8. In comparison with the bronchoscopic examination 6 years ago, the lesion was larger and the mucosal color changed more injected. A bronchial arteriogram revealed a convoluted and dilated left bronchial artery. Because bronchial artery embolization failed, a left lower lobectomy was performed. The diagnosis of secondary racemose hemangioma of the bronchial artery was pathologically established. A racemose hemangioma of the bronchial artery is characterized by an enlarged and convoluted bronchial artery. The bronchoscopic findings of this disorder have been rarely reported. This case may provide valuable information about serial bronchoscopic findings and the progression of secondary racemose hemangioma in the bronchial artery.