Neoplastic obstruction of the trachea complicating pseudobulbar palsy.
We have reported a case of pseudobulbar palsy with airflow obstruction initially attributed to chronic aspiration and chronic airflow obstruction caused by cigarette smoking. The finding of stridor led to a detailed evaluation of the obstruction. Flow-volume loops, fiberoptic bronchoscopy, CT scan of the upper thorax, and fine-needle biopsy of a lesion of the trachea were required to make the diagnosis of non-small-cell carcinoma involving the trachea.
Aumentado
D J
DJ
Department of Medicine, Wright State University School of Medicine, Dayton, Ohio.
Liss
H P
HP
Hillman
N M
NM
Payne
C B
CB
D000402:Airway Obstruction / Q000209:etiology*; D010244:Bulbar Palsy, Progressive / Q000209:etiology*; D002277:Carcinoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014134:Tracheal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology