Coexistence of tracheobronchopathia osteochondroplastica and lung cancer: a case report

Ahmet İlvan; Erhan Ayan; Tuba Karabacak; Oğuz Köksel; Eylem Sercan Özgür

doi:10.5606/tgkdc.dergisi.2014.6561

Ahmet İlvan¹, Erhan Ayan², Tuba Karabacak³, Oğuz Köksel², Eylem Sercan Özgür¹

Department of Chest Diseases, Medical Faculty of Mersin University, Mersin, Turkey
¹Departments of Chest Diseases, Medical Faculty of Mersin University, Mersin, Turkey
²Departments of Thoracic Surgery Medical Faculty of Mersin University, Mersin, Turkey
³Departments of Pathology, Medical Faculty of Mersin University, Mersin, Turkey

DOI : 10.5606/tgkdc.dergisi.2014.6561

Tracheobronchopathia osteochondroplastica (TO) is a rare disorder characterized by the projection of numerous bony or cartilaginous spurs into the tracheal lumen. This article reports a case in whom TO was detected accompanied by adenocarcinoma. A 56-year-old male presented with complaints of chronic cough and bloody sputum. Chest X-ray showed homogeneous opacity starting from the upper part of right hilus and extending to the lateral part. Thoracic computed tomography and bronchoscopy were performed. Tracheal lesion specimens were reported as TO and the lesion in the anterior segment of the right upper lobe was reported as adenocarcinoma.

Keywords : Adenocarcinoma; bronchoscopy; cough; hemoptysis; osteochondrodysplasia

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