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Endobronchial leiomyoma

MedGen UID:
232455
•Concept ID:
C1333386
•
Neoplastic Process
Synonyms: bronchus lung leiomyoma; Endobronchial Leiomyoma; endobronchial leiomyoma; lung leiomyoma of bronchus
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0003944

Definition

A benign smooth muscle neoplasm arising endobronchially. It is characterized by the presence of spindle cells with cigar-shaped nuclei, interlacing fascicles, and a whorled pattern. [from NCI]

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Etiology

Use of microdebrider bronchoscopy for the treatment of endobronchial leiomyoma.
Wahla AS, Khan I, Bellinger C, Haponik E, Conforti JF
Clin Respir J 2011 Apr;5(2):e4-7. Epub 2010 Dec 6 doi: 10.1111/j.1752-699X.2010.00230.x. PMID: 21410897
Video-assisted lobectomy for endobronchial leiomyoma.
Bartosik W, Crowther S, Narski M, Fabre A
Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg 2011 Feb;12(2):313-5. Epub 2010 Nov 30 doi: 10.1510/icvts.2010.255851. PMID: 21123193
Endobronchial leiomyoma in children.
Karnak I, Akçören Z, Senocak ME
Eur J Pediatr Surg 2000 Apr;10(2):136-9. doi: 10.1055/s-2008-1072343. PMID: 10877085

Diagnosis

First case of lung cancer with pneumoconiosis and endobronchial leiomyoma complicating the diagnosis.
Takahara Y, Yamamura K, Motono N, Oikawa T, Uramoto H, Mizuno S
BMC Pulm Med 2021 Sep 8;21(1):286. doi: 10.1186/s12890-021-01654-9. PMID: 34496815Free PMC Article
Endobronchial leiomyoma in an immunocompetent four-year-old female child.
Gupta P, Aggarwal R, Rijal P, Chugh K
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2014 Mar;22(3):356-8. Epub 2013 Sep 3 doi: 10.1177/0218492313478628. PMID: 24585919
Endobronchial leiomyoma in children.
Karnak I, Akçören Z, Senocak ME
Eur J Pediatr Surg 2000 Apr;10(2):136-9. doi: 10.1055/s-2008-1072343. PMID: 10877085
Endobronchial leiomyoma: report of a case treated by bronchoplasty and a review of the literature.
Ayabe H, Tsuji H, Tagawa Y, Tomita M, Tsuda N, Chen J
Surg Today 1995;25(12):1057-60. doi: 10.1007/BF00311694. PMID: 8645942
Endobronchial leiomyoma.
Mathur RM, Sen G, Yadav KS
Indian J Cancer 1993 Mar;30(1):16-9. PMID: 8500802

Prognosis

Video-assisted lobectomy for endobronchial leiomyoma.
Bartosik W, Crowther S, Narski M, Fabre A
Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg 2011 Feb;12(2):313-5. Epub 2010 Nov 30 doi: 10.1510/icvts.2010.255851. PMID: 21123193

Clinical prediction guides

Benign mesenchymal tumours of the lung including sclerosing haemangiomas.
Salminen US, Halttunen P, Miettinen M, Mattila S
Ann Chir Gynaecol 1990;79(2):85-91. PMID: 2167037

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