RIGID BRONCHOSCOPY AND DEBULKING OF AN ENDOBRONCHIAL MYXOMA: AN INCIDENTAL FINDING IN A PATIENT WITH BULLOUS PEMPHIGOID
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https://doi.org/10.70520/kjms.v19i1.800Keywords:
Rigid bronchoscopy, Endobronchial Myxoma, Bullous pemphigoidAbstract
Myxoma is a tumor of mesenchymal origin that occurs most frequently in heart. Its endobronchial location is one of its rarest occurrences. They might be asymptomatic in some but can lead to obstructive symptoms in others. Our case pertains to a middle-aged male who presented for his bullous pemphigoid rash. He was later diagnosed with endobronchial Myxoma incidentally. It was managed with less invasive, rigid bronchoscopy followed by Cryo debulking and Argon Plasma Coagulation as compared to surgical resection. This modality reduced the patient's hospital stay, recovery time and ensured curative outcome.
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