[Benign and semimalignant intrabronchial lung tumors].

From 1961 to 1977 we observed 14 patients with semimalignant and benign intrabronchial tumours. In our own patients only a proportion of 0.8% of all bronchial tumours was of non-malignant or semimalignant origin. It is referred to the symptomatology, diagnostics and therapy of these tumours (7 carcinoids, 1 malignant degenerated carcinoid, 1 metastasizing cylindrome, 2 adenomas, 1 intrabronchial chondroma, 2 neurofibromas). The authors especially deal with the possibility of an endobronchial removal of tumours.