Endobronchial treatment of tracheal granulation tissue resembling a tumor

doi:10.5606/tgkdc.dergisi.2013.4657

Aydan Mertoğlu, Kenan Can Ceylan, Deniz Akpınar, Nur Yücel, Oktay Başok

¹Dr. Suat Seren Göğüs Hastalıkları ve Cerrahisi Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi, Göğüs Hastalıkları Kliniği, İzmir, Türkiye
²Dr. Suat Seren Göğüs Hastalıkları ve Cerrahisi Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi, Göğüs Cerrahisi Kliniği, İzmir, Türkiye
³Dr. Suat Seren Göğüs Hastalıkları ve Cerrahisi Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi, Patoloji Kliniği, İzmir, Türkiye

DOI : 10.5606/tgkdc.dergisi.2013.4657

A 75-year-old male patient was admitted with the complaint of dyspnea. Thoracic computed tomography (CT) revealed a narrowing lesion with a size of 10 cm. Bronchoscopy showed a lesion which constricted the lumen almost 50% in the right anterolateral wall following tracheostomy. The result of pathological examination was reported as a granulation tissue. Surgical therapy was not scheduled. Endobronchial argon plasma coagulation was carried out through fiberoptic bronchoscopy. A significant symptomatic relief with improved blood gases was observed. No recurrence was experienced for the patient who has been followed for 30 months.

Keywords : Argon plasma coagulation; tracheal granulation tissue; tumor

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