Author(s)

Smadhi Hanen^1,2,3*, Khalfallah Ikbel^1,2,3, Diouani Mohamed Fethi⁴, Abdennadher Mahdi⁵, Attia Monia⁶, Ayadi-Kaddour Aida⁷, Megdiche Mohamed Lamine^1,2,3

¹Department of Pneumology Ibn Nafis, Abderrahman Mami University Hospital, Ariana, Tunisia.
²Faculté de Médecine de Tunis, Université Tunis El Manar, Tunis, Tunisia.
³Faculté des Sciences de Bizerte, Université de Carthage, Carthage, Tunisia.
⁴Laboratoire d’Epidémiologie et de Microbiologie Vétérinaire Institut Pasteur de Tunis, Tunis, Tunisia.
⁵Department of Thoracic Surgery, Abderrahman Mami University Hospital, Ariana, Tunisia.
⁶Department of Radiology, Abderrahman Mami University Hospital, Ariana, Tunisia.
⁷Department of Pathology, Abderrahman Mami University Hospital, Ariana, Tunisia.

Papilloma is a rare benign tumor. Laryngeal location is the most frequent. The bronchial involvement remains unusual. It represents 0.38% of pulmonary tumors. We report the case of a 39-year-old, smoker man, who consulted for a cough following during six months with persistent radiological opacity despite antibiotic treatment. The physical examination was without particularities. Flexible bronchoscopy revealed a swollen endobronchial lesion completely obstructing the orifice of the intermediate trunk. Bronchial biopsies at this level showed inflammatory mucosa. The chest CT scan objectified an endobronchial tissular mass in the intermediate trunk. Pulmonary neoplasia was suspected. Diagnostic and therapeutic surgery was performed. Histopathological examination concluded to an endobronchial squamous papilloma.

Papilloma, Smoking, Lung, Cancer, Surgery

Hanen, S. , Ikbel, K. , Fethi, D. , Mahdi, A. , Monia, A. , Aida, A. and Lamine, M. (2018) Solitary Endobronchial Papilloma Mimicking a Neoplastic Lesion. Open Journal of Respiratory Diseases, 8, 38-42. doi: 10.4236/ojrd.2018.83005.