title: Late onset asthma?
abstract: A 77 yr old male was referred for dyspnoea and recurrent infections of the lower airways for the previous five months. On the lateral chest roentgenogram a process in the tracheal area was found, and during bronchoscopy a polypoid tumour was seen about four centimetres above the main carina. It appeared to be a benign endotracheal tumour which was removed after coagulation by a Neodymium yttrium aluminium garnet (YAG) laser.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pulmonary Diseases, University Hospital, Groningen, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: R M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Aleva
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Wouters
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kraan
authors.forename: P E
authors.initials: PE
authors.lastname: Postmus
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D001249:Asthma / Q000175:diagnosis; D001999:Bronchoscopy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011127:Polyps / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011859:Radiography; D014134:Tracheal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging