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Medical Principles and PracticeVolume 26, Issue 2, 1 March 2017, Pages 176-178

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Mismatch: A Case of Tracheal Hamartoma(Article)(Open Access)

  • Ivanovic, A.M.,
  • Stevic, R.,
  • Popovic, M.,
  • Stojsic, J.,
  • Masulovic, D.,
  • Jakovic, R.
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  • aFaculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Serbia
  • bCenter of Radiology and Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Clinical Center of Serbia, Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Jurija Gagarina St. 220/59, Belgrade, RS-11070, Serbia
  • cClinic for Thoracic Surgery, Serbia
  • dDepartment of Pathology, Clinical Center of Serbia, Belgrade, Serbia

Abstract

Objective: To demonstrate the diagnostic challenge of tracheal hamartoma in a patient with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Clinical Presentation and Intervention: A 65-year-old man with COPD was admitted with sudden onset of asphyxia attacks related to the position of his body. Computerized tomography (CT) of the neck showed a soft tissue mass with calcification, which occluded more than two-thirds of the proximal part of the trachea. The tumor was completely removed, and histopathology confirmed hamartoma. Conclusion: This case report showed the detection of a primary tracheal tumor on CT. This finding enabled the correct diagnosis and led to appropriate treatment in the form of surgery. © 2016 S. Karger AG, Basel.

Author keywords

Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseComputed tomographyHamartomaTracheal neoplasms

Indexed keywords

EMTREE medical terms:agedArticleasphyxiabronchoscopycancer surgerycase reportchronic obstructive lung diseasedisease durationdyspneafatiguefollow upforced expiratory volumeforced vital capacityhamartomahistopathologyhumanhuman tissuemalemultidetector computed tomographyphysical examinationsoft tissue calcificationspirometrytrachea stenosistrachea tumortumor diagnosisdiagnostic imaginghamartomaPulmonary Disease, Chronic ObstructivetracheaTracheal Diseasesx-ray computed tomography
MeSH:AgedHamartomaHumansMalePulmonary Disease, Chronic ObstructiveTomography, X-Ray ComputedTracheaTracheal Diseases
  • ISSN: 10117571
  • CODEN: MPPRE
  • Source Type: Journal
  • Original language: English
  • DOI: 10.1159/000452132
  • PubMed ID: 27685988
  • Document Type: Article
  • Publisher: S. Karger AG


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