One Case of Tracheopathia Osteoplastica.
10.4046/trd.2001.51.1.76
- Author:
Ju Young MOON
;
Jee Hong YOO
;
Yongseon CHO
;
Hong Mo KANG
;
Dong Wook SUNG
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Tracheopathia osteoplastica
- MeSH:
Cartilage;
Hoarseness;
Humans;
Larynx;
Male;
Mucous Membrane;
Neck;
Trachea
- From:Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
2001;51(1):76-79
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Tracheopathia osteoplastica is a rare, benign pathologic condition chahacterized the occurrence of numerous cartilage and bony nodules within the tissue of mucosa. We report a case of tracheopathia osteoplastica that involved both larynx and trachea. The patient was 73 years old male and had hoarseness. The neck CT showed thickened and irregular wall of the trachea extending to the level of the carina with multiple calcified nodules and plaques of bony density projecting into the lumen.
