title: Tracheal polyp.
abstract: Benign tracheal tumors are rare, recurrent papillomatosis being the most common. They often simulate obstructive pulmonary diseases, such as asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and patients with benign tracheal tumors often undergo long-term treatment for such diseases, without any improvement, Therefore, these tumors should be included in the differential diagnosis in patients presenting tracheobronchial tree obstruction. This report describes the case of a patient with a tracheal polyp. The patient presented symptoms for three years, and the spirometry findings suggested intrathoracic obstruction. The patient presented complete clinical and spirometric recovery after bronchoscopic resection of the tumor.
authors.affiliation: Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo - FMUSP, University of São Paulo School of Medicine - São Paulo (SP) Brazil. bruno.guedes2@terra.com.br
authors.forename: Bruno Guedes
authors.initials: BG
authors.lastname: Baldi
authors.forename: Caio Júlio César Dos Santos
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Fernandes
authors.forename: João Marcos
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Salge
authors.forename: Teresa Yae
authors.initials: TY
authors.lastname: Takagaki
mesh_terms: D001249:Asthma / Q000175:diagnosis*; D001999:Bronchoscopy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011127:Polyps / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D013147:Spirometry; D014134:Tracheal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery