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Tracheal schwannoma as a mimic of bronchial asthma.
- Source :
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Singapore medical journal [Singapore Med J] 2012 May; Vol. 53 (5), pp. e95-6. - Publication Year :
- 2012
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Abstract
- Primary tracheal tumours are rare and less frequently observed than bronchial tumours. Primary neurogenic tumours of the trachea as schwannomas or neurilemmomas are extremely uncommon. We report a tracheal schwannoma in a female patient who presented with breathlessness and wheeze, and she was being treated for asthma. Flexible bronchoscopy revealed a large pedunculated tracheal mass and biopsy confirmed schwannoma. She was treated with laser ablation with partial reduction of the tumour. Subsequently, she was lost to follow-up, although resection of the tumour with tracheal reconstruction was planned.
- Subjects :
- Adult
Biopsy
Bronchoscopy
Diagnosis, Differential
Diagnostic Errors
Dyspnea diagnosis
Dyspnea etiology
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Neurilemmoma surgery
Radiography, Thoracic
Plastic Surgery Procedures
Respiratory Sounds diagnosis
Respiratory Sounds etiology
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Trachea diagnostic imaging
Trachea surgery
Tracheal Neoplasms surgery
Asthma diagnosis
Neurilemmoma diagnosis
Trachea pathology
Tracheal Neoplasms diagnosis
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 2737-5935
- Volume :
- 53
- Issue :
- 5
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Singapore medical journal
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 22584990