Abstract
A case of bronchial lipoma in a 52 year-old man complaining of productive cough and hemosputum was reported. Bronchoscopy revealed a smooth, round polypoid tumor, reddish-yellow in color, projecting into the lumen of the left basal bronchus. Bronchography showed complete obstruction of the orifice of left B^<9+10>. Bronchoscopic biopsy specimens were not sufficient for histological diagnosis. Therefore we performed endobronchial resection of the tumor using an electrosurgical snare through a flexible fiberoptic bronchoscope. The tumor were resected satisfactorily, and histological examination yielded diagnosis of bronchial lipoma. Bronchial lipoma is an extremely rare disease among benign tumors of the lung; only 12 cases have been reported in Japan. It is considered that endoscopic electrosurgery can be very useful in such cases of benign endobronchial tumors.
