tracheobronchopathia osteochondroplastica: case report and literature review
;Junping Sun;Lixin Xie;Xianling Su;Xingang Zhang
current treatment options in cardiovascular medicine2015Vol. 15pp. 14-17
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sun2015respiratorytracheobronchopathia
Abstract
Tracheobronchopathia osteochondroplastica (TPO) is a rare disorder characterized as multiple osseous or cartilaginous nodules in the submucosa of trachea and main bronchi. TPO remains an under recognized entity due to lack of awareness. Four cases of TPO are reported in this review as well as various facets of TPO description.