1994 Volume 34 Issue 2 Pages 243-247
A 39-year-old woman was admitted with hemoptysis. The chest X-ray film showed consolidation of left S6. The plain CT demonstrated atelectasis of S6, and a slightly homogeneously enhanced 2.5cm round mass in the proximal portion of the left B6 was visualized on dynamic enhanced CT. Bronchoscopic examination revealed a round polypoid endobronchial mass at the orifice of left B6, partially occluding the lower lobe bronchus. Suspecting carcinoid or bronchial gland carcinoma, sleeve resection of the B6 bronchus with S6 segmentectomy was performed. Macroscopic findings of the resected specimen showed a 2.5×2×2.7cm solid mass in the proximal portion of the left B6, with lobulated endobronchial growth. Histologically the tumor was monomorphic adenoma of the bronchus. The patient is alive and well with no evidence of tumor recurrence 2 years 6 months after the operation.
