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YAG laser treatment was conducted in 55 patients with central airway lesions over the last 8 years. The malignant lesions comprised 1 primary tracheal cancer, 1 chondroma of the trachea, 34 primary lung cancer, and 10 metastatic lung tumor. The benign lesions comprised one each of hamartoma, lipoma, bronchial lithiasis, post-tracheotomy granuloma, and bronchial web, and 3 other cases. Nd-YAG laser treatment was performed in 55 patients with airway lesions, with a success rate of 73%. The success rates in the above patients were 70% for primary lung cancer, 60% for metastatic lung tumor, 100% for primary tracheal cancer and chondroma of trachea, and 89% for benign lesions. In 34 patients with primary lung cancer, palliative widening of the airway was planned with the exception of 2 patients with endoscopically early lung cancer for whom curative vaporization was intended, 6 months-survival rate was 59.3% in patients in whom various combined treatments were performed after the laser treatment. For all patients with hamartoma or lipoma in those with benign lesions, curative vaporization was performed. The severe complication of lethal massive hemoptysis occurred in 3 patients. We consider that Nd-YAG laser treatment is a powerful therapeutic means of performing lifesaving or emergency, curative, and supplemental treatment.
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PMID:[Nd-YAG laser treatment for central airway lesions]. 150 73

Lipomas are rare endobronchial tumors that may cause severe parenchymal damage due to bronchus obstruction and subsequent pneumonia. Therefore, accurate diagnosis and radical treatment are essential. We describe three cases of endobronchial lipoma. One patient presented with hemoptysis, two patients were initially diagnosed as COPD. They were all treated by electrocautery which achieved complete removal. We recommend electrocautery as an easy and cost-effective alternative for removal of intraluminal tumors including lipoma.
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PMID:Endobronchial lipoma: a series of three cases and the role of electrocautery. 1112 55

Endobronchial lipoma is a rare benign tumor in the bronchial tree. We report a case of endobronchial lipoma in a 73-year-old man with hemoptysis. Chest radiograph revealed atelectasis of the right upper lung. Bronchoscopy revealed a well-defined endobronchial lesion in the right upper lobe bronchus with near total occlusion, but a biopsy was not performed. An endobronchial tumor was identified on CT scan with demonstration of fat within the tumor. Endobronchial lipoma was diagnosed and a sleeve lobectomy of the right upper lobe bronchus was performed. The pathological diagnosis was submucosal lipoma. The patient's symptoms improved during follow-up of more than 1 year. CT scan can be used to diagnose endobronchial lipoma and can help in the development of a management plan.
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PMID:Computed tomography diagnosis of post-obstructive atelectasis by an endobronchial lipoma. 1508 47

Benign neoplasm of the endobronchial tree is quite rare, while endobronchial lipoma is extremely rare. The irreversible pulmonary damage is due to progressive bronchial obstruction; even so, pleural empyema is exceptionally encountered in a case of endobronchial lipoma. We report a case of a 47-year-old man who had left lung pneumonia with hemoptysis. The chest computed tomography showed cystic bronchiectasis with pleural effusion, Flexible bronchoscopy revealed a round tumor on the left main bronchus.
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PMID:Endobronchial lipoma a rare cause of pleural empyema: a case report. 1982 98