title: A case of multiple squamous cell papillomas of the trachea.
abstract: We report a case of 68-year-old woman suffering from breathlessness on exertion with stridor. A chest computed tomography showed a tumor arising from the posterior wall of the trachea. The diagnosis was squamous cell papilloma of the surgically removed tumor, which had caused the asphyxiation. After removal of the tumor, the patient received radical therapy: semiconductor laser transpiration. Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) detected human papilloma virus (HPV) type 6, thought to be the cause of the respiratory papilloma.
authors: Research Institute for diseases of the Chest, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan.
authors: Saiko
authors: S
authors: Ogata-Suetsugu
authors: Miiru
authors: M
authors: Izumi
authors: Koichi
authors: K
authors: Takayama
authors: Torahiko
authors: T
authors: Nakashima
authors: Hiromasa
authors: H
authors: Inoue
authors: Yoichi
authors: Y
authors: Nakanishi