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Bronchoscopic Treatment of Endobronchial Inflammatory Myofibroblastic Tumors

Authors :
Gavin Plat
Laurent Mhanna
Nicolas Guibert
Julie Meilleroux
Christophe Hermant
Valentin Héluain
Julien Mazieres
Cécile Borel
Source :
The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 111:e109-e111
Publication Year :
2021
Publisher :
Elsevier BV, 2021.

Abstract

Endobronchial localizations of inflammatory myofibroblastic tumors are very unusual. We report the multimodal, bronchoscopic management of 3 cases, offering durable local control in all cases (including 2 patients who were definitively cured). Although surgery is usually considered the gold standard, therapeutic bronchoscopy should probably be considered as a frontline option for proximal lesions with limited base (

Details

ISSN :
00034975
Volume :
111
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
The Annals of Thoracic Surgery
Accession number :
edsair.doi...........c5bd4b37286d3b6c0f21c9e20007f8a0
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.athoracsur.2020.05.092