title: Tracheal lipoma mimicking obstructive lung disease.
abstract: Tracheal tumors are rare and can be difficult to diagnose due to their capacity to mimic other obstructive lung diseases, such as asthma and COPD. We report the case of a female patient with a tracheal tumor. She had previously been treated for asthma and COPD, with little response to the treatment. The onset of infectious complications prompted further investigation. Chest CT images suggested the presence of a tumor, which was confirmed by fiberoptic bronchoscopy. The tumor was endoscopically resected. However, the patient evolved to death due to pneumonia and septic shock.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, Nossa Senhora das Mercês Sisters Hospital, Montes Claros, Brazil. viniciusturano@terra.com.br
authors.forename: Vinícius Turano
authors.initials: VT
authors.lastname: Mota
authors.forename: José Geraldo Soares
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Maia
authors.forename: Ana Teresa Fernandes
authors.initials: AT
authors.lastname: Barbosa
authors.forename: Diego Franco Silveira
authors.initials: DF
authors.lastname: Fernandes
authors.forename: Emanuelly Botelho
authors.initials: EB
authors.lastname: Rocha
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001999:Bronchoscopy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D005336:Fiber Optic Technology; D006801:Humans; D008067:Lipoma / Q000473:pathology*; D008173:Lung Diseases, Obstructive / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D008508:Medication Errors; D014134:Tracheal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*