A Tracheal Chondroma Detected while Diagnosing Lung Cancer
- Author:
Sun Mie YIM
1
;
Ji Young KANG
;
Hyeon Hui KANG
;
Soo Yeon LEE
;
Kyung Hee KIM
;
Su Jin CHOI
;
Sang Haak LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. mdlee@catholic.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Tracheal neoplasms;
Chondroma;
Bronchoscopy
- MeSH:
Aged;
Biopsy;
Bronchoscopy;
Chondroma;
Humans;
Korea;
Lung;
Lung Neoplasms;
Male;
Tracheal Neoplasms
- From:Korean Journal of Medicine
2012;82(3):352-356
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Tracheal chondromas are very rare benign cartilaginous tumors. We present the first case report, to our knowledge, of a tracheal chondroma in Korea. A 73-year-old male was referred to our hospital for a mass in the left lung. Flexible bronchoscopy was performed to evaluate the lung mass and incidentally found a tracheal mass as well. A biopsy and histological examination of the tracheal mass revealed a chondroma.
