Clinical and Pathologic Characteristics in Patients with Tracheobronchial Tumor: Report of 50 Patients

Surgical Treatment of Tracheal Hamartoma

“…The diagnosis of tracheal hamartoma is difficult, usually because of negative chest radiographs, the often slowly progressive symptoms of upper airway obstruction and the patient's clinically good condition, leading to a false diagnosis of asthma or chronic bronchitis for long periods (10,14). Our patient, accordingly, was treated for "asthma" for four years.…”

“…Primary tracheal tumors were reportedly seen in only 0.1% of cancer patients (13). In large series of primary tracheal tumours, the incidence of benign neoplasms ranged from 4.5% to 33% (6,10,14). Squamous-cell papilloma, fibroma and haemangioma are the commonest benign tracheal tumors (13) but endotracheal hamartoma is rare.…”

Tracheobronchial tumors

“…Most commonly, the patients seek treatment because of cough and hemoptysis, chest pain, dyspnea, localized wheezing, recurrent pneumonia, or atelectasis due to bronchial obstruction. In the absence of airway obstruction, the patient may be asymptomatic (1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)(7). Lung function may be impaired in patients with TBT.…”

“…They may be clinically significant, causing airway obstruction and mimicking malignant neoplasms and asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) (1)(2)(3). Today, novel radiological techniques and better access to flexible bronchoscopy enable detection of larger number of TBT.…”

Tracheobronchial Tumors

“…The malignant tumors are more frequent than benign ones. Although TBT tumors represent only 0.6% of all pulmonary tumors, they are clinically significant (1,2). These tumors are often revealed incidentally.…”