Endobronchial hamartoma presenting as massive haemoptysis

Endobronchial hamartoma presenting as massive haemoptysis.

A 53 year old man presented with massive haemoptysis, and chest radiography revealed a left suprahilar mass. At thoracotomy he was found to have a modular mass in the left upper lobe, which was attached to a peripheral bronchus. Histology confirmed a pulmonary hamartoma.

Massive haemoptysis as the presenting symptom in mitral stenosis.

A 25 year old man had no prior symptoms and had been engaged in sport until a week before admission to hospital, when he had a "mild cold" with cough and one episode of chills. On the day of admission, after coitus, he had suddenly started to cough and expectorated large amounts of blood. On admission to hospital he was severely dyspnoeic and during three hours he expectorated about 1000 ml of ...

Intrathoracic schwannoma presenting with massive haemoptysis.

a 65-year-old female had presented with two episodes of massive haemoptysis. she also gave a history of heaviness on the right chest for last one year with out cough, expectoration, chest pain or any other symptom. her past, personal and family history was non-contributory. after admission, the patient was resuscitated. examination revealed dull percussion note on right mid chest wall with dimi...

Endobronchial Hamartoma

Endobronchial Hamartoma as a Cause of Pneumonia

BACKGROUND Post-obstructive pneumonia occurs in the presence of airway obstruction, usually caused by lung cancer. However, there are cases of bronchial obstruction due to benign origin such as foreign bodies and benign endobronchial tumors, which are often misdiagnosed. CASE REPORT A 66-year-old man was referred to our hospital due to high fever with abnormal shadow in the right lung. Chest ...