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[Endobronchial lipomas and their treatment: one case report]
M Robert1, E Gassab, A Cosmidis
1Hôpital de la Croix-Rousse, Service d'ORL et de Chirurgie Cervico-Faciale, 103 Grande rue de la Croix-Rousse, F-69317 Lyon 04, France.
Purpose:
Starting from a clinical observation of an endobronchial lipoma and in the light of worldwide literature, the aim of this case report is to specify the epidemiology, the key points of the diagnosis and the advantage of endoscopy both in the diagnosis and the treatment of these rare benign bronchopulmonary tumours.
Clinical Case:
Recent pneumopathy in the right superior lobe bronchial area in a 73 year old female, symptomatic with cought. Biopsy exeresis gave the histological diagnosis.
Discussion And Conclusion:
The clinical symptoms due to bronchial obstruction associated with the conventional radiological and computed tomography signs orientate the diagnosis definitively obtained through the anatomopathological study. This histological study is carried out from biopsies performed either during a bronchial fibroscopy or during a tracheobronchoscopy. By confronting the benign macroscopic aspect and the data from the extemporaneous anatomopathological study of the lesion, endoscopy provides an early-stage diagnosis and makes it possible to perform a concomitant and conservative treatment before the stage of irreversible broncho-pulmonary complications. It also avoids the risks and sequelae of classical surgery by thoracotomy.
