title: Hamartochondroma arising from a tracheal bronchus.
abstract: Tracheal bronchus is a congenital abnormality rarely described in the literature. It is mostly completely asymptomatic. This condition may rarely be associated with inflammatory diseases. Exceptional are those cases in which the condition is associated with malignancy. We describe a case of a 45-year-old man in whom a 3-month history of non-productive cough and chest pain led to a diagnosis of a solitary pulmonary nodule associated with a tracheal bronchus. The histopathological examination after VATS enucleation showed the presence of a hamartochondroma. To the best of our knowledge this is the first case in which a hamartochondroma has been found to be associated with a tracheal bronchus.
authors.affiliation: Sezione di Clinica Chirurgica Generale e Terapia Chirurgica, Dipartimento di Scienze Chirurgiche, Università degli Studi di Parma.
authors.forename: Domenico
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Iusco
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bobbio
authors.forename: Enrico
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Donadei
authors.forename: Paolo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Carbognani
mesh_terms: D001980:Bronchi / Q000002:abnormalities*; D002812:Chondroma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D006222:Hamartoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D003074:Solitary Pulmonary Nodule / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D014132:Trachea / Q000002:abnormalities*; D016896:Treatment Outcome