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. 2014 November/December;21(6):331-332.
doi: 10.1155/2014/704893. Epub 2014 Jun 10.

An unusual tracheal tumour

Fabien Rolland, Francis Laberge, Antoine Delage

An unusual tracheal tumour

Fabien Rolland et al. Can Respir J. 2014 November/December.
No abstract available

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Figure 1)
Figure 1)
Lateral chest x-ray showing a rounded opacity overlapping the mid-trachea
Figure 2)
Figure 2)
Chest computed tomography with three-dimensional reconstruction of the trachea showing a 15 mm pedunculated nodule originating from the right lateral wall of the mid-trachea. The nodule density was −126 Hounsfield units, indicating the presence of fat and suggesting a benign etiology
Figure 3)
Figure 3)
Bronchoscopy showing a smooth, poorly vascularized, pedunculated tumour in the mid-trachea
Figure 4)
Figure 4)
Photograph of the trachea after endoscopic resection of the tumour using snare electrocautery. Pathological analysis confirmed a diagnosis of tracheal lipoma
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