Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases  1999;47(3):383-388

doi:10.4046/trd.1999.47.3.383

A Case of Tracheal Hamartoma.

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

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Keywords

Tracheal hamartoma, Rigid bronchoscope

Country

Republic 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.