Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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4130410 | Annals of Diagnostic Pathology | 2011 | 5 Pages |
Abstract
Tracheobronchopathia osteochondroplastica is a rare, benign disorder of upper airways characterized by multiple submucosal metaplastic cartilaginous and bony nodules arising from the tracheal cartilage. We report an unusual presentation of tracheobronchopathia osteochondroplastica as a single dominant nodule arising from the anterior tracheal rings in a young adult man who presented with wheezing and symptoms of airway obstruction. The differential diagnosis of cartilaginous and bony endotracheal lesions is discussed.
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Authors
Philipp W. Raess, Scott W. Cowan, Andrew R. Haas, Paul J. Zhang, Leslie A. Litzky, Wallace T. Miller Jr, Joel D. Cooper, Charuhas G. Deshpande,