Abstract
Endobronchial lipomas are rare benign tumours of the lung. Bronchial occlusion may lead to a misdiagnosis of asthma or malignancy. We describe a 52-year-old man treated for asthma for several years, who presented with non-resolving right upper lobe pneumonia. Bronchoscopy proved to be diagnostic and therapeutic. Clinical characteristics of this unique entity are discussed.
Similar content being viewed by others
Article PDF
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Corresponding author
Ethics declarations
Competing interests
Nil
Rights and permissions
About this article
Cite this article
Irani, F., Kumar, B., Reddy, P. et al. An endobronchial lipoma mimicking asthma and malignancy. Prim Care Respir J 19, 281–283 (2010). https://doi.org/10.4104/pcrj.2009.00070
Received:
Revised:
Accepted:
Published:
Issue Date:
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4104/pcrj.2009.00070
This article is cited by
-
Multiple endo bronchial lipoma: a rare case report
BMC Pulmonary Medicine (2020)
-
Endobronchial lipoma, the initial evaluation and appropriate management
Comparative Clinical Pathology (2017)
-
Differenzialdiagnose therapierefraktäres Asthma
Monatsschrift Kinderheilkunde (2013)