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Endobronchial lipoma: a rare cause of bronchial occlusion

Department of Thoracic Surgery, Ondokuz Mays Unversity Medical School, Samsun, Turkey

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Benign neoplasms of the endobronchial tree are uncommon, and among them lipomas are the most uncommon. Endobronchial lipoma is histologically benign in character but may cause bronchial obstruction. We describe a 47-year-old woman with an endobronchial lipoma arising from the right main bronchus which was treated as asthma for 4 years.

Key Words: Endobronchial lipoma; Asthma; Surgery