A Case of Naturally Disappeared Bronchial Adenoma

Abstract

We encountered an interesting patient of 71-year-old male with hemoptysis. On March 7, 1980, fiberoptic bronchoscopy was done, and at the lateral portion of left B^8 orifice a protruding tumor was found. The pathological diagnosis was bronchial adenoma (possibly mucosal gland adenoma). Although no therapy was added, the hemoptysis subsided naturally. On September 19, 1980 and on March 6, 1981, the tumor was not found by fiberoptic bronchoscopy. The case of bronchial adenoma disappeared in the natural course.