Treatment of benign endobronchial tumors: when, how, and why. Insights, experiences, and interventional pulmonology strategies

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Published: May 9, 2024
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Benign endobronchial tumors are rare clinical entities characterized by considerable variability in etiology and clinical presentation. The authors report four cases of endobronchial hamartomas treated and followed up from 2018 to 2023. Three of these cases, with identical endobronchial localization in the right lower lobe, were radically treated in flexible bronchoscopy with the only use of biopsy forceps. Another case with a different localization in the left main bronchus was treated with a laser through rigid bronchoscopy. In addition, the authors outline the main interventional pulmonological strategies for the treatment of benign tumors with endobronchial growth based on the existing literature.

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Cesaro, Cristiano, Umberto Masi, Ilaria Pedicelli, Raffaella Lucci, Flavio Cesaro, Dario Amore, Roberta Cianci, Fabio Perrotta, Enzo Zamparelli, and Umberto Caterino. 2024. “Treatment of Benign Endobronchial Tumors: When, How, and Why. Insights, Experiences, and Interventional Pulmonology Strategies”. Monaldi Archives for Chest Disease, May. https://doi.org/10.4081/monaldi.2024.2875.

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