Basile Florencia¹*, Rivero Héctor², Vila Liliana¹ and Rosales Adolfo¹

¹Thoracic Surgeon at Maria Ferrer Respiratory Rehabilitation Hospital, Buenos Aires, Argentina
²Chief of Thoracic Surgery Service at Maria Ferrer Respiratory Rehabilitation Hospital, Buenos Aires, Argentina

*Corresponding Author: Basile Florencia, Thoracic Surgeon at Maria Ferrer Respiratory Rehabilitation Hospital, Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Received: February 28, 2025; Published: March 26, 2025

Abstract

Myofibroblastic tumors and isolated malformations of the pulmonary artery are rare entities in adults. So far there are no reports of their appearance together in the same patient. The use of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for intraoperative care is a resource to consider for complex patients. We present the case of a fusocellular tumor with myofibroblastic differentiation in the bronchus of the left upper lobe, associated with right pulmonary artery hypoplasia in a 23-year-old patient, surgically treated with sleeve resection under extracorporeal membrane oxygenation support in a Hospital in Argentina.

Keywords: Pulmonary Artery Hypoplasia; Sleeve Resection; Endobronchial Tumor; Fusocellular Tumor; Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation

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Citation

Citation: Basile Florencia., et al. “Endobronchial Fusocellular Tumor and Contralateral Pulmonary Artery Hypoplasia: Sleeve Resection Using ECMO". Acta Scientific Clinical Case Reports 6.4 (2025): 27-30.

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