title: Tracheobronchopathia osteochondroplastica.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Divisione di Pneumologia, Ospedale di Osimo (Ancona), Italy.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Marchesani
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Staccioli
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Pela
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ranaldi
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Cecarini
authors.forename: C M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Sanguinetti
mesh_terms: 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*