endobronchial leiomyoma; report of a case successfully treated by bronchoscopic resection
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bronchial leiomyoma is extremely rare. to date less than 60 cases have been reported in the world literature. the presented case here is a 30 year old woman who had been treated for bronchial asthma for several years. her chest radiograph showed bulluos emphysematous changes in the right lung and computer tomography scan found the tumor in the right main bronchus near carina. diagnosis was made by histological and immunohistochemical examination of the specimens obtained during bronchoscopy. the patient was treated by bonchoscopic resection of the 3 centimetre firm tumor and its removal through a tracheostomy incision.
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Endobronchial leiomyoma; report of a case successfully treated by bronchoscopic resection
Bronchial leiomyoma is extremely rare. To date less than 60 cases have been reported in the world literature. The presented case here is a 30 year old woman who had been treated for bronchial asthma for several years. Her chest radiograph showed bulluos emphysematous changes in the right lung and computer tomography scan found the tumor in the right main bronchus near carina. Diagnosis was made...
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journal of research in medical sciencesجلد ۱۵، شماره ۶، صفحات ۳۶۴-۰
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