December 2024 Medical Image of the Month: An Endobronchial Tumor

By: Jokerst CE, Stib MT, Rojas C, Gotway MB

Abstract: 

No abstract available. Article truncated after 150 words. A 61-year-old woman was for wheezing. She reported that the symptoms were sudden in onset and persisted for 2 months without improvement. There was no infectious prodrome, no history of an aspiration event, and the symptoms had no exacerbating or relieving factors. The patient reported a past medical history of reflux (controlled on omeprazole), dyslipidemia, hypertension, and migraine headaches. Her past surgical history includes remote histories of breast augmentation, hysterectomy and salpingo-oophorectomy, cholecystectomy, and urethral sling. The patient was a never-smoker with no history of illicit drug use, travel, or exposures. Family history was non-contributory. The patient medications included Crestor, Thiazide, Imitrex, Losartan, and Omeprazole. No known drug allergies.

Her vital signs were normal. Physical exam demonstrated an inspiratory wheeze which was diffuse and best appreciated anteriorly. A PA and Lateral chest x-ray was done at the time of initial referral (Figure 1). A CT scan was subsequently obtained (Figure …

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