A case of tracheobronchopathia osteoplastica. |
Ho Kee Yum1, Woo Ki Jeon2, Dong Soon Kim1 |
1Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul Paik Hospital, Inje University, Seoul, Korea 2Department of Diagnostic Radiology Inje University, Seoul Paik Hosþital, Seoul, Korea |
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Abstract |
Tracheobronchopathia osteoplastica (TPO) is a rare disorder characterized by submucosal cartilaginous or bony projections into the tracheobronchial lumen with sparing of the posterior membranous portion of tracheobronchial tree. The etiology of TPO is still unknown. A 44-year-old male was admitted to Seoul Paik Hospital Inje University due to left chest pain for 10 days. On the past history he had sufferred from symptoms of bronchitis for several months. He showed radiologically massive pleural effusion in left lung field. Pleural biopsy revealed chronic pleuritis with hemorrhage. Bronchoscopic findings showed multiple intraluminal portruding nodule from just below the vocal cord to carina and both main bronchi. Pathology of bronchoscopic biopsy showed abnormal proliferation of atypical bony and carilagious nodules in the tracheal submucosa We experianced a case of tracheobronchopathia osteoplastica involving the trachea and main bronchus in 44-year old male, associated with massive pleural effusion. This report is a case of TPO with review of literature. |
Key Words:
Tracheobronchopathia osteoplastica, Trachea |
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