Abstract
Primary tumors of the tracheobronchial tree are rare, and benign tumors are even rarer.
Patients with tracheobronchial tumors are at times wrongly diagnosed with asthma.
A 77-year-old woman presented to our Emergency Department with increasing dyspnea
and stridor. She had been treated for bronchial asthma for the last 7 years. Due to
the presence of the stridor, a cervical soft tissue computed tomography scan was performed.
It revealed a tracheal polyp at the level of the thyroidal isthmus. Polyp excision
with rigid bronchoscopy was performed by a thoracic surgeon. This case demonstrates
that intratracheal masses should be considered in patients with dyspnea and stridor
or in patients with asthma refractory to usual treatment.
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Article info
Publication history
Published online: April 25, 2008
Accepted:
October 30,
2007
Received in revised form:
May 17,
2007
Received:
October 11,
2006
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