A Case of Tracheal Hamartoma.
10.4046/trd.1999.47.3.383
- Author:
Ho Il YOON
1
;
Sang Min LEE
;
Seung Ho CHOI
;
Bin HWANGBO
;
Chul Gyu YOO
;
Choon Taek LEE
;
Young Whan KIM
;
Sook Hwan SUNG
;
Sung Koo HAN
;
Young Soo SHIM
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. cgyoo@plaza.snu.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Tracheal hamartoma, Rigid bronchoscope
- MeSH:
Aged;
Airway Obstruction;
Asthma;
Bronchitis, Chronic;
Bronchoscopes;
Dyspnea;
Hamartoma*;
Humans
- From:Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
1999;47(3):383-388
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
BACKGROUND: Tracheal hamartoma is a very rare cause of upper airway obstruction. Its clinical features can mimic medical conditions, such as bronchial asthma, chronic bronchitis, and so on. CASE: This report presents the case of a 65 year old man whose major symptom was dyspnea. We found a tumor in his distal tracheal lumen, and the tumor was removed with success using rigid bronchoscope. The tumor was histologically proven to be a hamartoma, and his symptoms were much improved. CONCLUSION: It is important to distinguish it from other conditions because medical management is often not helpful. surgical correction-with or without thoracotomy-is inevitable.
