title: A rare case of a tracheal fibroepithelial polyp treated by an endobronchial resection.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: The First Department of Internal Medicine, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto.
authors.forename: Atsuhito
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ushiki
authors.forename: Masanori
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yasuo
authors.forename: Tsuyoshi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tanabe
authors.forename: Kazuhisa
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Urushihata
authors.forename: Hiroshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yamamoto
authors.forename: Masayuki
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hanaoka
authors.forename: Tomonobu
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Koizumi
authors.forename: Keisaku
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Fujimoto
authors.forename: Keishi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kubo
authors.forename: Yoshitaka
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yamazaki
authors.forename: Koji
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Asano
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001999:Bronchoscopy; D004598:Electrosurgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011127:Polyps / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D014133:Tracheal Diseases / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*