The Journal of the Japanese Association for Chest Surgery
Online ISSN : 1881-4158
Print ISSN : 0919-0945
ISSN-L : 0919-0945
A case of endobronchial fibroepithelial polyp
Masaya OkudaShinichi SumitomoKazuya MatsumotoTakayuki NakanoShunsuke IimoriRyouta Sumitomo
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2011 Volume 25 Issue 4 Pages 429-432

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Fibroepithelial polyp is an especially rare tumor that occurs in the endobronchial/endotracheal area. We report a case of endobronchial fibroepithelial polyp involving a 52-year-old woman who presented with a 6-month history of prolonged dry cough, and was found to have an intraluminal tumor in the right bronchus intermedius. She was admitted to our hospital for diagnosis and treatment. Trans-bronchoscopic resection failed because the tumor's hardness made it difficult to mobilize and resect it. Therefore, sleeve resection of the basal bronchus was performed employing a thoracotomy.

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