The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, Vol 52, 855-857, Copyright © 1991 by The Society of Thoracic Surgeons
Bronchial neurofibrosarcoma
K Kodama, O Doi, M Higashiyama, H Yokouchi and R Tateishi
Department of Thoracic Surgery and Pathology, Center for Adult Diseases, Osaka, Japan.
A 56-year-old woman was seen with the clinical features of collapse of the
right lower lobe. Intrabronchial extension of a tumor was demonstrated
endoscopically. Sleeve bilobectomy was performed, and a diagnosis of
bronchial neurofibrosarcoma was confirmed by light and electron microscopic
and immunohistochemical studies.