Endobronchial Lipomatous Hamartoma: An Incidental Finding in a Patient with Atrial Fibrillation—A Case Report
Introduction. Lung hamartomas are the most common benign tumors of the lung. Typically, they are located in the peripheral lung, while an endobronchial localisation is rare. Case Presentation. We present a case with the rare diagnosis of an endobronchial hamartoma as incidental finding in a 69-year-...
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| author | Friederike Schneider Hauke Winter Florian Schwarz Manuel Niederhagen Vivian Arias-Herrera Eimo Martens Stefan Kääb Hans Theiss |
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| description | Introduction. Lung hamartomas are the most common benign tumors of the lung. Typically,
they are located in the peripheral lung, while an endobronchial localisation is rare. Case Presentation. We present a case with the rare diagnosis of an endobronchial hamartoma as incidental finding in a 69-year-old male, caucasian patient with atrial
fibrillation. At first admission, the patient’s exertional dyspnea was caused by atrial fibrillation. Relapse of exertional dyspnea in the absence of arrhythmia was due to postobstructive pneumonia caused by an endobronchial hamartoma. Conclusion. Endobronchial tumors such as endobronchial lipoma or hamartoma should be considered as potential causes of exertional dyspnea and thus as differential diagnosis of
atrial fibrillation. Although endobronchial hamartomas are benign, resection is recommended to prevent postobstructive lung damage. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-e567a81aef3d42f892227dce2b2178802025-08-20T02:21:19ZengWileyCase Reports in Medicine1687-96271687-96352012-01-01201210.1155/2012/897581897581Endobronchial Lipomatous Hamartoma: An Incidental Finding in a Patient with Atrial Fibrillation—A Case ReportFriederike Schneider0Hauke Winter1Florian Schwarz2Manuel Niederhagen3Vivian Arias-Herrera4Eimo Martens5Stefan Kääb6Hans Theiss7Department of Internal Medicine III, University Hospital Munich, Campus Grosshadern, Marchioninistr. 15, 81377 Munich, GermanyDepartment of Surgery, University Hospital Munich, Campus Grosshadern, Marchioninistr. 15, 81377 Munich, GermanyDepartment of Radiology, University Hospital Munich, Campus Grosshadern, Marchioninistr. 15, 81377 Munich, GermanyDepartment of Pathology, University Hospital Munich, Campus Grosshadern, Marchioninistr. 15, 81377 Munich, GermanyDepartment of Internal Medicine I, University Hospital Munich, Campus Grosshadern, Marchioninistr. 15, 81377 Munich, GermanyDepartment of Internal Medicine I, University Hospital Munich, Campus Grosshadern, Marchioninistr. 15, 81377 Munich, GermanyDepartment of Internal Medicine I, University Hospital Munich, Campus Grosshadern, Marchioninistr. 15, 81377 Munich, GermanyDepartment of Internal Medicine I, University Hospital Munich, Campus Grosshadern, Marchioninistr. 15, 81377 Munich, GermanyIntroduction. Lung hamartomas are the most common benign tumors of the lung. Typically, they are located in the peripheral lung, while an endobronchial localisation is rare. Case Presentation. We present a case with the rare diagnosis of an endobronchial hamartoma as incidental finding in a 69-year-old male, caucasian patient with atrial fibrillation. At first admission, the patient’s exertional dyspnea was caused by atrial fibrillation. Relapse of exertional dyspnea in the absence of arrhythmia was due to postobstructive pneumonia caused by an endobronchial hamartoma. Conclusion. Endobronchial tumors such as endobronchial lipoma or hamartoma should be considered as potential causes of exertional dyspnea and thus as differential diagnosis of atrial fibrillation. Although endobronchial hamartomas are benign, resection is recommended to prevent postobstructive lung damage.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/897581 |
| spellingShingle | Friederike Schneider Hauke Winter Florian Schwarz Manuel Niederhagen Vivian Arias-Herrera Eimo Martens Stefan Kääb Hans Theiss Endobronchial Lipomatous Hamartoma: An Incidental Finding in a Patient with Atrial Fibrillation—A Case Report Case Reports in Medicine |
| title | Endobronchial Lipomatous Hamartoma: An Incidental Finding in a Patient with Atrial Fibrillation—A Case Report |
| title_full | Endobronchial Lipomatous Hamartoma: An Incidental Finding in a Patient with Atrial Fibrillation—A Case Report |
| title_fullStr | Endobronchial Lipomatous Hamartoma: An Incidental Finding in a Patient with Atrial Fibrillation—A Case Report |
| title_full_unstemmed | Endobronchial Lipomatous Hamartoma: An Incidental Finding in a Patient with Atrial Fibrillation—A Case Report |
| title_short | Endobronchial Lipomatous Hamartoma: An Incidental Finding in a Patient with Atrial Fibrillation—A Case Report |
| title_sort | endobronchial lipomatous hamartoma an incidental finding in a patient with atrial fibrillation a case report |
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