title: [Tracheobronchopathia osteochondroplastica: a case report].
abstract: Tracheobronchopathia osteochondroplastica (TO) is a rare disorder with unknown aetiology. In this paper, a case with TO was presented. A 77 year-old-man was admitted with cough for 2 years. Chest X-ray showed interstitial changes. Computed tomography of thorax demonstrated calcific density lesion in the trachea and in the left and right main bronchi. Fiberoptic bronchoscopy revealed numerous white, hard, irregular nodules on the anterior and lateral walls of trachea and on main bronchi. Pathologic diagnosis of bronchoscopic biopsy was TO.
authors.affiliation: SSK Süreyyapaşa Training and Research Hospital for Chest Disease and Thoracic Surgery, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ateş
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Baran
authors.forename: Sinem
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Güngör
authors.forename: Edhem
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Unver
authors.forename: Adnan
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Yilmaz
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001706:Biopsy; D001982:Bronchial Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D001999:Bronchoscopy; D003371:Cough / Q000209:etiology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010009:Osteochondrodysplasias / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014133:Tracheal Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging