Endobronchial Smooth Muscle Tumors: A Series of Five Cases Highlighting Pitfalls in Diagnosis

Background Primary endobronchial smooth muscle tumors (SMTs), which are extremely rare, include endobronchial leiomyomas and leiomyosarcomas. Clinically, SMTs present with signs and symptoms of bronchial obstruction, and lack specific radiological findings. Thus, histopathological examination is req...

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Main Authors: Tripti Nakra, Aanchal Kakkar, Shipra Agarwal, Karan Madan, Suresh C Sharma, Deepali Jain
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Korean Society of Pathologists & the Korean Society for Cytopathology 2018-07-01
Series:Journal of Pathology and Translational Medicine
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Online Access:http://www.jpatholtm.org/upload/pdf/jptm-2018-05-16.pdf