title: Pleomorphic adenoma of the trachea.
abstract: Endobronchial pleomorphic adenoma is an extremely rare condition. A 32-year-old woman with exertional dyspnea and cough presented with a carinal mass on chest CT scan. The tumor was successfully removed by rigid bronchoscopy using argon plasma coagulation. Biopsy confirmed the diagnosis of pleomorphic adenoma.
authors.affiliation: Departments of *Internal Medicine †Pathology, Chonnam National University Hospital, Gwangju, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Da Woon
authors.initials: DW
authors.lastname: Sim
authors.forename: In Jae
authors.initials: IJ
authors.lastname: Oh
authors.forename: Kyu Sik
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Yoo Duk
authors.initials: YD
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.forename: Yong Soo
authors.initials: YS
authors.lastname: Kwon
mesh_terms: D008949:Adenoma, Pleomorphic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D000328:Adult; D057908:Argon Plasma Coagulation; D001999:Bronchoscopy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014134:Tracheal Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*