Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Mismatch: A Case of Tracheal Hamartoma.

Authors :: Ivanovic AM
Stevic R
Popovic M
Stojsic J
Masulovic D
Jakovic R
Source :: Medical principles and practice : international journal of the Kuwait University, Health Science Centre [Med Princ Pract] 2017; Vol. 26 (2), pp. 176-178. Date of Electronic Publication: 2016 Sep 29.
Publication Year :: 2017
Abstract: Objective: To demonstrate the diagnostic challenge of tracheal hamartoma in a patient with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).<br />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.<br />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.<br /> (© 2016 S. Karger AG, Basel.)

Subjects :: Aged
Hamartoma diagnostic imaging
Humans
Male
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Trachea diagnostic imaging
Tracheal Diseases diagnostic imaging
Hamartoma diagnosis
Hamartoma epidemiology
Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive epidemiology
Tracheal Diseases diagnosis
Tracheal Diseases epidemiology

Language :: English
ISSN :: 1423-0151
Volume :: 26
Issue :: 2
Database :: MEDLINE
Journal :: Medical principles and practice : international journal of the Kuwait University, Health Science Centre
Publication Type :: Academic Journal
Accession number :: 27685988
Full Text :: https://doi.org/10.1159/000452132