[Endobronchial osteochondroma--report of a case]

Nihon Kyobu Geka Gakkai Zasshi. 1991 Feb;39(2):251-5.
[Article in Japanese]

Abstract

Endobronchial osteochondroma, a rare neoplasm of the tracheobronchial tree, was treated successfully by surgery in our hospital. A 70-year-old male was admitted with obstructive pneumonia. Bronchoscopy showed an intrabronchial tumor almost completely occluding the orifice of the right B(8+9+10). Biopsy of the tumor did not lead to a specific diagnosis. Right lower lobectomy was performed. The tumor was 1.5 x 1.0 x 1.4 cm in size. The histological diagnosis was osteochondroma. The postoperative course was uneventful, and he is in good condition 19 months after surgery.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Bronchial Neoplasms / complications
  • Bronchial Neoplasms / pathology
  • Bronchial Neoplasms / surgery*
  • Bronchoscopy
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Osteochondroma / complications
  • Osteochondroma / pathology
  • Osteochondroma / surgery*
  • Pneumonia / etiology