A Case of Primary Endobronchial Leiomyoma

원발성 기관지내 평활근종 1예

  • Lee, Hee Kyung (Division of Pulmonology, Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Hanyang University) ;
  • Lee, Jae Hyung (Division of Pulmonology, Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Hanyang University) ;
  • Kim, Sang Heon (Division of Pulmonology, Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Hanyang University) ;
  • Kim, Tae Hyung (Division of Pulmonology, Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Hanyang University) ;
  • Sohn, Jang Won (Division of Pulmonology, Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Hanyang University) ;
  • Yoon, Ho Joo (Division of Pulmonology, Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Hanyang University) ;
  • Shin, Dong Ho (Division of Pulmonology, Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Hanyang University) ;
  • Park, Sung Soo (Division of Pulmonology, Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Hanyang University) ;
  • Min, Kyueng Whan (Division of Pulmonology, Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Hanyang University) ;
  • Paik, Seung Sam (Department of Pathology, College of Medicine, Hanyang University) ;
  • Kang, Jung Ho (Department of Thoracic Surgery, College of Medicine, Hanyang University)
  • 이희경 (한양대학교 의과대학 호흡기내과학교실) ;
  • 이재형 (한양대학교 의과대학 호흡기내과학교실) ;
  • 김상헌 (한양대학교 의과대학 호흡기내과학교실) ;
  • 김태형 (한양대학교 의과대학 호흡기내과학교실) ;
  • 손장원 (한양대학교 의과대학 호흡기내과학교실) ;
  • 윤호주 (한양대학교 의과대학 호흡기내과학교실) ;
  • 신동호 (한양대학교 의과대학 호흡기내과학교실) ;
  • 박성수 (한양대학교 의과대학 호흡기내과학교실) ;
  • 민경환 (한양대학교 의과대학 호흡기내과학교실) ;
  • 백승삼 (한양대학교 의과대학 병리학교실) ;
  • 강정호 (한양대학교 의과대학 흉부외과학교실)
  • Received : 2006.06.16
  • Accepted : 2006.08.07
  • Published : 2006.09.30

Abstract

Endobronchial leiomyoma is a rare tumor that accounts for less than 2% of pulmonary benign tumors. A 32 year-old woman was admitted with fever, cough and sputum for a month. She had suffered from intermittent cough over three years. The chest X-ray and chest CT(computed tomography) showed a nodular lesion obstructing the proximal portion of the left lower lobar bronchus and atelectasis of the left lower lobe. Flexible Bronchoscopy detected a mass obstructing the distal portion of the left main bronchus and endobronchial biopsy showed benign smooth muscle cells. There was no abnormal finding in the uterine examination. Therefore this case was diagnosed as primary endobronchial leiomyoma. The lobectomy was performed due to intractable pneumonia and secondary parenchymal destruction. Postoperative course was uneventful and she was discharged in good health.

기관지 평활근종은 기관지에 발생하는 양성 종양으로 드문 질환이다. 기도를 폐쇄하여 호흡기계 증상을 유발할 수 있고, 원위부의 비가역적인 폐실질의 손상을 초래할 수 있으므로, 본 증례처럼 비교적 젊은 나이에서 만성 기침이나 반복되는 폐렴 등의 기관지 폐쇄의 징후가 있을 시에는, 드물지만 평활근종이 다른 기관지내의 종양과의 감별진단에 고려되어야 하고, 기관지경검사에 의한 조기 진단으로 이차적인 폐실질의 손상을 막는 것이 중요하다고 여겨진다. 이에 기관지 평활근종 1예를 경험하였기에 문헌 고찰과 함께 보고하는 바이다.

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