[Tracheopathia osteochondroplastica associated with a liver hydatic cyst broken in bronchi].
Tracheobronchopathia osteochondroplastica (TBOC) is an unusual respiratory disorder characterized by cartilaginous or bony mucosal nodules in the tracheobronchial tree. It mainly affects men over 50 years old and clinical manifestations are observed when obstructive or infectious complications occur. We report a case of tracheopathia osteoplastica of the upper third of the trachea in a young 35-year-old mal, fortuitously discovered while exploring a biliptysis caused by a broken hydatic cyst of the liver. TBOC can be associated with various metabolic, inflammatory and neoplastic disorders, but its pathogenesis remains unknown. A metaplastic origin is actually the main hypothesis proposed.
Ennaifer-Jerbi
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Laboratoire d'Anatomie Pathologique, Institut Pasteur, 13, place Pasteur, BP 74, 1002 Tunis Belvédère, Tunisie. emna.jerbi@pasteur.rns.tn
Ayadi-Kaddour
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Lagha
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Lassaâd Loussaief
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Boubaker
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D000328:Adult; D001980:Bronchi / Q000473:pathology*; D004444:Echinococcosis, Hepatic / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010009:Osteochondrodysplasias / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D014133:Tracheal Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology