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Endobronchial myxoma--case report.

R Rolo¹, R Pereira, R Eisele

¹Serviço de Pneumologia, Hospital de Braga, Braga, Portugal.

Revista Portuguesa De Pneumologia

|January 21, 2012

Summary

This summary is machine-generated.

This case report details an extremely rare endobronchial myxoma, a benign lung tumor. Surgical removal confirmed the diagnosis, highlighting the rarity of this pulmonary neoplasm.

Area of Science:

Pulmonology
Oncology
Pathology

Background:

Pulmonary myxoma is an exceptionally rare benign neoplasm.
While typically parenchymal, myxomas can occur in the tracheobronchial tree.

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