Tuberc Respir Dis.  2001 Jul;51(1):76-79. 10.4046/trd.2001.51.1.76.

One Case of Tracheopathia Osteoplastica

• Moon JY
• Yoo JH
• Cho Y
• Kang HM
• Sung DW

• KMID: 2318341
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4046/trd.2001.51.1.76

Abstract

Tracheopathia osteoplastica is a rare, benign pathologic condition chahacterized the occurrence of numerous cartilage and bony nodules within the tissue of mucosa. We report a case of tracheopathia osteoplastica that involved both larynx and trachea. The patient was 73 years old male and had hoarseness. The neck CT showed thickened and irregular wall of the trachea extending to the level of the carina with multiple calcified nodules and plaques of bony density projecting into the lumen.

Keyword

Tracheopathia osteoplastica

MeSH Terms

Cartilage
Hoarseness
Humans
Larynx
Male
Mucous Membrane
Neck
Trachea