Tracheobronchopatia osteochondroplastica case resulting with big airway obstruction

Tracheobronchopatia osteochondroplastica case resulting with big airway obstruction

Tracheobronchopatia osteochondroplastica(TO) is a very rare non neoplastic tracheobronchial disorder with an unknown etiology.It's characterized by bony or cartilaginous( or both) milimetric nodules in the submucosa of trachea and bronchial walls.In this case,a 50 year old man identified with a big airway obstruction in respiratory function test and bronchoscopy and diagnosed as TO after cured with right middle lobectomy is presented with the literature data.

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