title: [Tracheobronchopathia osteochondroplastica].
abstract: Tracheobronchopathia osteochondroplastica (TO) is a rare disease of unknown etiology affecting mainly the trachea and large bronchi. It is characterized by the presence of multiple submucosal osseus and/or cartilaginous nodules. The authors report a case of 74-year-old woman in whom fiberoptic bronchoscopy, performed because of hemoptysis, revealed typical feature of TO. Besides the typical nodules protruding into the lumen of trachea and main bronchi, a small soft nodule in the larynx was found. On histological examination it was showed to be polyp with regions of inflammation and necrosis. The direct relation between such a laryngeal polyp and TO seems to be very unlikely.
authors.affiliation: Katedry i Kliniki Chorób Wewnetrznych, Pneumonologii i Alergologii Akademii Medycznej w Warszawie.
authors.forename: Rafał
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Krenke
authors.forename: Katarzyna
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hildebrand
authors.forename: Tadeusz
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Przybyłowski
authors.forename: Jarosław
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Balcerzak
authors.forename: Ryszarda
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Chazan
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001980:Bronchi / Q000473:pathology; D001982:Bronchial Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D001995:Bronchography; D001999:Bronchoscopy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010009:Osteochondrodysplasias / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D013997:Time Factors; D014132:Trachea / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D014133:Tracheal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D016896:Treatment Outcome