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A Case of Capillary Hemangioma of Lingular Segmental Bronchus in Adult

  • Cho, Nam Jun (Department of Internal Medicine, Soonchunhyang University Bucheon Hospital, Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine) ;
  • Baek, Ae Rin (Department of Internal Medicine, Soonchunhyang University Bucheon Hospital, Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine) ;
  • Kim, Junghyun (Department of Internal Medicine, Soonchunhyang University Bucheon Hospital, Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine) ;
  • Park, Jong-Sook (Department of Internal Medicine, Soonchunhyang University Bucheon Hospital, Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine) ;
  • Jang, An-Soo (Department of Internal Medicine, Soonchunhyang University Bucheon Hospital, Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine) ;
  • Park, Jai Soung (Department of Radiology, Soonchunhyang University Bucheon Hospital, Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine) ;
  • Koh, Eun Suk (Department of Pathology, Soonchunhyang University Bucheon Hospital, Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine) ;
  • Park, Choon-Sik (Department of Internal Medicine, Soonchunhyang University Bucheon Hospital, Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine)
  • Received : 2012.11.08
  • Accepted : 2012.12.14
  • Published : 2013.07.30
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Abstract

Capillary hemangioma of the tracheobronchial tree is an extremely rare benign tumor in adults, especially those located in the bronchus. Characteristics and treatment of capillary hemangiomas of adult tracheobronchial trees have not been well known. We present a 61-year-old man with hemoptysis, which was caused by a small tiny nodule in the left lingular segmental bronchus. The nodule was removed by a forcep biopsy, via flexible bronchoscopy, and it was revealed to be capillary hemangioma. A small isolated endobronchial capillary hemangioma can be treated with excisional forcep biopsy, but a risk of massive bleeding should not be overlooked.

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