Bronchoscopic resection of bronchial angiolipoma: A rare case report

  • Authors:
    • Zhiqiang Wu
    • Hongli Wan
    • Min Shi
    • Ming Li
    • Zhanpeng Wang
    • Caixia Yang
    • Wei Gao
    • Qingxin Li
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  • Published online on: November 1, 2016     https://doi.org/10.3892/mco.2016.1069
  • Pages: 850-852
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Abstract

Angiolipoma is a rare benign tumor that most commonly occurs in the extremities and trunk. Angiolipomas originating in the bronchial tree are extremely rare. To the best of our knowledge, only one such case, confined to the bronchus intermedius, has been reported to date. The present study describes the case of an asymptomatic 74‑year‑old man with a yellowish round mass incidentally discovered at the orifice of the right lower bronchus during a routine health check. The tumor originated from the membranous part of the right inferior bronchus. Using a high-frequency electric snare and argon plasma coagulation under general anesthesia, successful bronchoscopic resection of the tumor was performed. At 15 months after the surgery, the patient remained recurrence- and symptom-free.
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Wu Z, Wan H, Shi M, Li M, Wang Z, Yang C, Gao W and Li Q: Bronchoscopic resection of bronchial angiolipoma: A rare case report. Mol Clin Oncol 5: 850-852, 2016
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Wu, Z., Wan, H., Shi, M., Li, M., Wang, Z., Yang, C. ... Li, Q. (2016). Bronchoscopic resection of bronchial angiolipoma: A rare case report. Molecular and Clinical Oncology, 5, 850-852. https://doi.org/10.3892/mco.2016.1069
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Wu, Z., Wan, H., Shi, M., Li, M., Wang, Z., Yang, C., Gao, W., Li, Q."Bronchoscopic resection of bronchial angiolipoma: A rare case report". Molecular and Clinical Oncology 5.6 (2016): 850-852.
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Wu, Z., Wan, H., Shi, M., Li, M., Wang, Z., Yang, C., Gao, W., Li, Q."Bronchoscopic resection of bronchial angiolipoma: A rare case report". Molecular and Clinical Oncology 5, no. 6 (2016): 850-852. https://doi.org/10.3892/mco.2016.1069