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[Endobronchial hamartoma revealed by hemoptysis]
Belhassen Smati1, Mohamed Sadok Boudaya, Taher Mestiri
1Service de Chirurgie Thoracique et Cardiovasculaire, Hôpital Abderrahmen Mami de pneumo-phtisiologie de l'Ariana, Tunisie.
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Hamartoma is the most frequent benign tumor of the lung. Its endo bronchial location is rare. We report two cases of endo bronchial hamartoma occurring in 2 men aged 68 and 60 years respectively. The two cases were revealed by hemoptysis. Bronchial fibroscopy showed a bud respectively in the left stump and in the lower left bronchus. Treatment consisted in a pneumonectomy and a lower lobectomy. A histological examination confirmed the diagnosis of endo bronchial hamartoma.
Conclusion:
Diagnosis of endobronchial hamartoma before surgery is difficult. Pulmonary resections are often necessary because of parenchyma lelions caused bronchial obstruction.
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