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Research Article
Bronchial Sialadenoma Papilliferum: A Very Rare Cause of Hemoptysis
Author(s): Roger Fei. Falkenstern Ge, Ott G, Friedel G, Markmann HU, Kohlhäufl M and Kalla JRoger Fei. Falkenstern Ge, Ott G, Friedel G, Markmann HU, Kohlhäufl M and Kalla J
Purpose: This case is only the third case of the Sialadenoma papilliferum of the bronchial system. This is a extremely rare tumor of the bronchial system. This report highlights once again the histo-pathological difficulties of diagnosing such a rare tumor.
Patients and methods: A 53 year old woman with a 3 weeks history of a productive cough associated with hemoptysis presented to the Community hospital Stuttgart (Teaching Hospital of the University of Tübingen). A thoracic CT revealed a solid mass in the right lower lobe with 10 mm diameter. In the community hospital a bronchoscopic biopsy was suspicious for an adenocarcinoma of the lung.
Result: The patient was transferred to our institution for thoracic surgery and a right lower bilobectomy with semicircular intraperic.. Read More»
DOI:
10.4172/1948-5956.1000051
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