TY - JOUR T1 - Endobronchial Chondromas JF - Respiratory Care DO - 10.4187/respcare.02673 SP - respcare.02673 AU - Sebastián Fernandez-Bussy AU - Gonzalo Labarca AU - Fernando Descalzi AU - Yumai Pires AU - Maria Santos AU - Erik Folch AU - Adnan Majid Y1 - 2014/07/15 UR - http://rc.rcjournal.com/content/early/2014/07/10/respcare.02673.abstract N2 - Endobronchial chondromas are rare benign tumors. They may be part of the Carney triad; however, isolated endobronchial chondromas can occur in the larynx, trachea, and bronchi. We report a case of an endobronchial chondroma in a 61-y-old man with an incidental 5-mm endobronchial polypoid lesion at the proximal left main bronchus that was later found to be an endobronchial chondroma. Flexible bronchoscopy demonstrated a pedunculated, vascularized, pink mass. An excisional biopsy revealed a well-circumscribed lesion with nodular areas of mature cartilage and myxoid tissue confirmatory of an endobronchial chondroma. We reviewed a total of 23 cases of isolated endobronchial chondromas reported in the medical literature. Despite their rarity, endobronchial chondromas should be considered in the differential diagnosis of endobronchial tumors. Prompt recognition and resection of endobronchial chondromas is important to prevent airway obstruction and its associated complications. ER -