PubMed, the Internet portal of biomedical and life sciences literature, indexed an interesting article, entitled Tracheopathia osteoplastica. (Ann Otolaryngol Chir Cervicofac. 2008 Jul 7). Authors are Liétin B Vellin JF Bivahagumye L et al., from the Service d’ORL et de chirurgie de la face et du cou, CHU de Clermont-Ferrand, BP 69, 63003 Clermont-Ferrand cedex 1, France. Report a case of tracheopathia osteoplastica and describe from a literature analysis the main clinical, radiological, and therapeutic features of this rare disease based on literature review.Tracheopathia osteoplastica is a rare tumor, with unknown etiology and physiopathology. The discovery is most often incidental. Progession is slow and it does not compromise the vital prognosis. The treatment is symptomatic. Few surgical tracheal operations are described in the literature. To access the full abstract of the article, click here.
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