A rare case of a tracheal fibroepithelial polyp treated by an endobronchial resection.
This report describes a very rare case of a tracheal fibroepithelial polyp. A 69-year-old male had been treated in this department because of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease since 2006. In July 2007, chest computed tomography revealed a bronchial tumor located at the distal end of the trachea. A bronchoscopic examination revealed a multilocular polyp. An endobronchial resection was performed to remove the lesion. A tracheobronchial fibroepithelial polyp is very rare. We herein describe and discuss the appropriate therapeutic policy and also review the pertinent literature.
Ushiki
Atsuhito
A
The First Department of Internal Medicine, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto.
Yasuo
Masanori
M
Tanabe
Tsuyoshi
T
Urushihata
Kazuhisa
K
Yamamoto
Hiroshi
H
Hanaoka
Masayuki
M
Koizumi
Tomonobu
T
Fujimoto
Keisaku
K
Kubo
Keishi
K
Yamazaki
Yoshitaka
Y
Asano
Koji
K
D000368:Aged; D001999:Bronchoscopy; D004598:Electrosurgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011127:Polyps / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D014133:Tracheal Diseases / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*