Endobronchial lipoma: an unusual cause of bronchial obstruction.

Case Rep Med

Department of Radiology, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Jilin Province, Changchun 130021, China.

Published: November 2011

Endobronchial lipoma is a rare benign tumor. It is difficult to differentiate benign endobronchial lipoma from their malignant counterparts, as their symptoms and complications are almost alike. Here, we describe the clinical and radiological features of EL in two cases. Multislice CT (MSCT) may play an important role in the diagnosis for EL.

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3182831PMC
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/939808DOI Listing

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