Table 1.

Differential diagnosis of solitary endobronchial lesions.

Infections

Fungal

Endobronchial aspergilloma

Endobronchial cryptococcosis

Endobronchial histoplamosis

Endobronchial actinomycosis

Endobronchial nocardiosis

Endobronchial tuberculosis

Hydatid disease

Granulomatous disease

Sarcoidosis

Amyloidosis

Fibroepithelial polyp

Broncholith

Foreign body

Tumors

Malignant

Adenoid cystic carcinoma (cylindroma)

Bronchogenic small cell carcinoma

Bronchogenic squamous cell carcinoma

Mucoepidermoid carcinoma

Bronchial carcinoid

Adenocarcinoma

Kaposi sarcoma

Hodgkin and Non Hodgkin lymphoma

Chronic lymphocytic leukemia

Primary endobronchial plasmocytoma.

Endobronchial melanoma.

Metastasis

Benign (<10%)

Papilloma

Lipoma

Endobronchial hamartoma

Endobronchial inflammatory pseudotumor

Endobronchial neurogenic tumor

Leiomyoma

Pleomorphic adenoma

Metastatic bronchial endometriosis

Others (hemangioma, fibroma, granular cell and glumous tumor)