Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Mismatch: A Case of Tracheal Hamartoma.
OBJECTIVE
To demonstrate the diagnostic challenge of tracheal hamartoma in a patient with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).


METHODS
A 65-year-old man with COPD was admitted with sudden onset of asphyxia attacks related to the position of his body. Computerized tomography (CT) of the neck showed a soft tissue mass with calcification, which occluded more than two-thirds of the proximal part of the trachea. The tumor was completely removed, and histopathology confirmed hamartoma.


CONCLUSIONS
This case report showed the detection of a primary tracheal tumor on CT. This finding enabled the correct diagnosis and led to appropriate treatment in the form of surgery.
Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia.
Aleksandar M
AM
Ivanovic
Ruza
R
Stevic
Marko
M
Popovic
Jelena
J
Stojsic
Dragan
D
Masulovic
Radoslav
R
Jakovic
D000368:Aged; D006222:Hamartoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D029424:Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive / Q000453:epidemiology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014132:Trachea / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014133:Tracheal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000453:epidemiology*
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