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Endobronchial lipomatous hamartoma: an unusual cause of bronchial obstruction (2007: 7b)

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Imaging findings were reported in an unusual case of endobronchial lipomatous hamartoma obstructing the left mainstem bronchus. Computed tomography readily demonstrated the presence of fat density within the lesion narrowing the differential diagnosis to endobronchial lipoma or lipomatous hamartoma.

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  1. Department of Radiology, Pamukkale University Medical Center, Kinikli, Denizli, Turkey

    Nevzat Karabulut

  2. Department of Pathology, Pamukkale University Medical Center, Kinikli, Denizli, Turkey

    Ferda Bir

  3. Department of Thoracic Surgery, Pamukkale University Medical Center, Kinikli, Denizli, Turkey

    Gokhan Yuncu

  4. Department of Chest Disease, Pamukkale University Medical Center, Kinikli, Denizli, Turkey

    Goksel Kiter

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Karabulut, N., Bir, F., Yuncu, G. et al. Endobronchial lipomatous hamartoma: an unusual cause of bronchial obstruction (2007: 7b). Eur Radiol 17, 2687–2690 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00330-006-0534-5

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