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Case Reports
. 2023 Feb 27;2023(2):omad010.
doi: 10.1093/omcr/omad010. eCollection 2023 Feb.

Tracheal hamartochondroma

Julie Tronchetti  1 , Rosa E Mercedes  1 , Philippe Astoul  1   2 , Hervé Dutau  1
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Case Reports

Tracheal hamartochondroma

Julie Tronchetti et al. Oxf Med Case Reports. .
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Figure 1
(A, B) Computed tomography of the chest revealed a hypodense round lesion on the posterior wall of the trachea without clear retrotracheal limit (arrows). (C) Endoscopic view of the tumor involving the trachea with infiltration of the posterior surrounding tissue. (D) Post-procedural MRI with retrotracheal residual contrast enhancement (arrow). (E) Post-procedural endoscopic tracheal macroscopic aspect 6 weeks after tumor resection.
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