Tuberc Respir Dis.
1996 Apr;43(2):257-261.
A Case of Tracheopathia Osteoplastica
- Affiliations
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- 1Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University, Taegu, Korea.
- 2Department of Radiology, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University, Taegu, Korea.
- 3Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University, Taegu, Korea.
Abstract
- Tracheopathia osteoplastica is a rare disease characterized by submucosal cartilaginous or bony projections into tracheobroncheal lumen with sparing of the posterior membranous portion of tracheobroncheal tree. The cause of this disorder is unknown. In the past, a majority of the cases were discovered incidentally at autopsy. But recently, antemortem diagnosis is increasingly reported after the introduction of computed tomography and bronchoscopy. We report a case of extensive tracheopathia osteoplastica diagnosed antemortem by computed tomography, bronchoscopic examination and biopsy.
