title: Tracheobronchopathia osteochondroplastica: Case report and literature review.
abstract: Tracheobronchopathia osteochondroplastica (TPO) is a rare disorder characterized as multiple osseous or cartilaginous nodules in the submucosa of trachea and main bronchi. TPO remains an under recognized entity due to lack of awareness. Four cases of TPO are reported in this review as well as various facets of TPO description.
authors.affiliation: Department of Respiratory Medicine, Hainan Branch of People's Liberation Army General Hospital, Sanya 57200, China.
authors.forename: Junping
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.affiliation: Department of Respiratory Medicine, Hainan Branch of People's Liberation Army General Hospital, Sanya 57200, China.
authors.forename: Lixin
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Xie
authors.affiliation: Department of Respiratory Medicine, Hainan Branch of People's Liberation Army General Hospital, Sanya 57200, China.
authors.forename: Xianling
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Su
authors.affiliation: Department of Respiratory Medicine, Hainan Branch of People's Liberation Army General Hospital, Sanya 57200, China.
authors.forename: Xingang
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Zhang
keywords: Ossification; Tracheal disease; Tracheal stenosis; Tracheobronchopathia osteochondroplastica