Extended tracheal resection for chondroma.
We report a case of a 43-year-old man who underwent an extended resection of the lower trachea for primary chondroma. Tracheal chondroma is a rare benign disease, arising from the cartilaginous rings, that grows intra-luminally or extends through the tracheal wall determining an obstructing syndrome. The endoscopy may be useful for diagnosis and palliative treatment, but the tracheal resection is recommended because the risk of recurrence or malignant transformation.
Rea
Federico
F
Division of Thoracic Surgery, University of Padua, Via Giustiniani 2, 35128 Padua, Italy. federico.rea@unipd.it
Marulli
Giuseppe
G
Bortolotti
Luigi
L
Sartori
Francesco
F
Calabrese
Fiorella
F
Giacometti
Cinzia
C
Rizzardi
Giovanna
G
Gasparini
Stefano
S
D000328:Adult; D002812:Chondroma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004724:Endoscopy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic; D012129:Respiratory Function Tests; D014134:Tracheal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*