A hamartoma located in the trachea
Annals of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, cilt.17, sa.5, ss.504-506, 2011 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 17 Sayı: 5
- Basım Tarihi: 2011
- Doi Numarası: 10.5761/atcs.cr.10.01608
- Dergi Adı: Annals of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.504-506
- Anahtar Kelimeler: trachea, hamartoma, resection
- Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
Hamartoma is rarely found to be localized in the trachea. In the literature, only about ten cases have been reported. A 52-year-old male who was being treated for asthma for 15 years applied to our hospital with a progressive dyspnea complaint. During his physical examination, stridor was heard, after which a computed tomography of his chest revealed a tracheal mass. Fiberoptic bronchoscopy revealed a mass which obstructed 80% of the tracheal lumen attached to the posterior tracheal wall with a broad base. The mass was removed surgically with segmentary resection of the trachea. histopathological examination of the lesion indicated that it was a hamartoma. Hamartomas can localize in the trachea very rarely, causing serious obstruction. © 2011 The Editorial Committee of Annals of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. All rights reserved.