Mucoid impaction of the trachea simulating a tumor: a case report.
Mucoid impaction of the trachea simulating a tumor has been rarely reported. We report such a case tomographically presenting as a tumor in a 75-year-old woman with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). A rapid change in the shape of tracheal shadow with sharp angle was also shown tomographically. It is suggested that a changing shadow in the trachea demonstrated by tomography may be of value in distinguishing mucoid impaction of the trachea from true neoplasm.
Department of Radiology, Veterans General Hospital-Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C.
M S
MS
Chern
F J
FJ
Chen
S C
SC
Chang
D000368:Aged; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008173:Lung Diseases, Obstructive / Q000150:complications; D009093:Mucus; D014133:Tracheal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014134:Tracheal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*