A CASE OF HAEMOPTYSIS DUE TO ENDOBRNCHIAL FIBROMA, A RARE BENIGN TUMOUR OF LUNG

A case of recurrent haemoptysis due to fibroma is described in a 55 years old male patient. Clinical examination revealed anaemia and bilateral basal crepitations. Chest X - ray showed no abnormality. Bronchoscopy revealed polypoid fibroma in left main bronchus. It was removed bonchoscopically with...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Das, Sibes Kumar, Mukherjee, Ramendra Sundar, Das, Anirban, Halder, Amp Kumar, Saha, Samirendra Kumar
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications 2008
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2851150/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20390070
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0970-2113.44135
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Sumario:A case of recurrent haemoptysis due to fibroma is described in a 55 years old male patient. Clinical examination revealed anaemia and bilateral basal crepitations. Chest X - ray showed no abnormality. Bronchoscopy revealed polypoid fibroma in left main bronchus. It was removed bonchoscopically with no recurrence during 12 months follow up.

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