Discussion
Diagnosis With Brief Discussion
- Diagnosis
- Endobronchial Hamartoma
- Radiologic Findings
- On chest PA and lateral view, RUL atelectasis and bronchial obstruction are seen. Fissural deviation was also noted.
The possibility of endobronchial lesion such as central lung cancer or other endobronchial tumor was suggested.
On CT, RUL bronchus was obstructed by endobronchial calcified mass. There was atelectasis caused by bronchial obstruction. The mass had foci of negative HU, suggesting fatty component.
The mass was removed by wedge resection and confirmed as endobronchial hamartoma.
- Brief Review
- Hamartoma is the most common benign lung tumor.
Endobronchial hamartoma is a specific subset comprising approximately 10
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- Keywords
- Lung, Benign tumor,