Leiomyoma of the Bronchus

Leiomyoma of the bronchus.

The patient was a housewife aged 57 years. In 1942 she suffered from severe metrorrhagia stated to be caused by uterine fibroids. A subtotal hysterectomy was performed in a country hospital, but the pathological details of this are not available. Since this operation and until the onset of the illness to be described, the patient was in excellent health. In July 1949, whilst a front-seat passen...

A case of endobronchial leiomyoma treated by sleeve resection of the right upper lobe bronchus.

INTRODUCTION Bronchial leiomyoma is extremely rare. Most reported have been resected by either lobectomy or pneumonectomy. We presented a case treated by sleeve bronchoplasty without pulmonary resection. CASE REPORT The presented case, 39-year-old male, had been admitted to our hospital complaining of hemoptysis. Chest X-ray showed no abnormality in either lung field, but computed tomography ...

Bronchus tube and bronchus blocker.

Chondroma of the bronchus.

Phycomycosis of the bronchus.

A case of phycomycosis of the bronchus in a 29-year-old diabetic man is reported. The interval between infection and death was not less than 35 days. Infection of the bronchus appears to have been direct. The diagnosis of phycomycosis could have been made before death.