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Bronchial adenomaDefinition: A bronchial adenoma is a glandular tumor in the trachea or large bronchi (the large airways of the lung) that usually causes obstruction of the airway. Although the term bronchial adenoma classically refers to a benign tumor of the airway --�also known as a mucous gland adenoma --�it is often misapplied to malignant tumors such as carcinomas and carcinoids of the airways.
Alternative Names: Bronchial gland tumors; Mucous gland adenoma; Bronchial carcinoid tumors; Adenocarcinoma of the bronchus; Cancer - bronchial adenoma
Causes, incidence, and risk factors: These tumors grow slowly and rarely metastasize (spread). The cause is unknown. There is a tendency of this type of tumor to cause bleeding or obstruction of a lung or lung lobe.
Symptoms: - Bloody sputum
- Cough
- Wheezing
- Recurrent pneumonia
- Slowly resolving pneumonia
- Collapse of a lung lobe or segment
- Cough lasting more than 6 weeks.
Additional symptoms that may be associated with this disease:
Treatment: Surgical or endoscopic removal of the tumor is the standard treatment.
Expectations (prognosis): Surgery usually results in a complete cure.
Complications: - Bleeding
- Airway obstruction
- Pneumonia
- Spreading of the tumor to regional lymph nodes (very rare)
Calling your health care provider: - Bleeding (hemoptysis)
- Breathing difficulty
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| Review Date: 8/10/2005
Reviewed By: David A. Kaufman, M.D., Assistant Professor, Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care & Sleep Medicine, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.
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