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Kang, Kang, Lee, Jeon, Cho, Kim, Kim, Moon, Song, Park, and Min: An Endobronchial Fibroepithelial Polyp Treated by Bronchoscopic Excision
Case Report

Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases 2005; 59(6): 670-673.

Published online: 31 December 2005

DOI: https://doi.org/10.4046/trd.2005.59.6.670

An Endobronchial Fibroepithelial Polyp Treated by Bronchoscopic Excision

Ji Young Kang, M.D., Ji Ho Kang, M.D., Sang Haak Lee, M.D., Youn Joo Jeon, M.D., Keun Jong Cho, M.D., Eui Hyung Kim, M.D., Kwan Hyoung Kim, M.D., Hwa Sik Moon, M.D., Jeong Sup Song, M.D., Sung Hak Park, M.D., Ki Ouk Min, M.D.1

Department of Internal Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.

1Department of Clinical Pathology, The Catholic University of Korea, College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.

Address for correspondence: Sang Haak Lee, M.D. Department of Internal Medicine, St. Paul's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea, 620-56, Jeonnong-2-dong, Dongdaemoon-gu, Seoul, 130-709, Korea. Phone: 82-2-958-2114, Fax: 82-2-968-7250, mdlee@catholic.ac.kr

Received 5 September 2005       Accepted 7 October 2005

Copyright©2005. The Korean Academy of Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases. All rights reserved.

Abstract

An 81-year-old man underwent bronchoscopy to investigate the cause of his dyspnea symptoms. A benign natured mass was observed in the bronchus and was excised. The pathology examination revealed a fibroepithelial polyp. He has been asymptomatic since the simple bronchoscopic excision.
A fibroepithelial polyp is a benign tumor with a mesodermal origin. It is commonly found in the skin, urogenital area and chest, but is extremely rare in the respiratory system. We report a case of a fibroepithelial polyp in the bronchus, which was treated with a bronchoscopic excision, with a brief review of the relevant literature.

Keywords: Fibroepithelial polyp, Bronchus, Bronchoscopic excision

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