Tracheobronchopathia osteochondroplastica.
A 65 year old man presented with exacerbation of the chronic bronchitis from which he had been suffering for several years. A chest X-ray revealed disatelectatic pulmonary zones. Bronchoscopy showed numerous nodules, beginning at the mid-trachea and extending into the major bronchi. Histological examination of the biopsy specimens demonstrated well-differentiated cartilaginous tissue, consistent with tracheobronchopathia osteochondroplastica.
Marchesani
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Divisione di Pneumologia, Ospedale di Osimo (Ancona), Italy.
Staccioli
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Pela
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Ranaldi
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Cecarini
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Sanguinetti
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CM
D000368:Aged; D001982:Bronchial Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008173:Lung Diseases, Obstructive / Q000209:etiology; D008297:Male; D009999:Ossification, Heterotopic / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology; D010009:Osteochondrodysplasias / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology*; D001261:Pulmonary Atelectasis / Q000209:etiology; D014133:Tracheal Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology*