Rea Federico, Marulli Giuseppe, Bortolotti Luigi, Sartori Francesco, Calabrese Fiorella, Giacometti Cinzia, Rizzardi Giovanna, Gasparini Stefano
Division of Thoracic Surgery, University of Padua, Via Giustiniani 2, 35128 Padua, Italy.
Lung Cancer. 2007 Feb;55(2):233-6. doi: 10.1016/j.lungcan.2006.10.026. Epub 2006 Dec 5.
We report a case of a 43-year-old man who underwent an extended resection of the lower trachea for primary chondroma. Tracheal chondroma is a rare benign disease, arising from the cartilaginous rings, that grows intra-luminally or extends through the tracheal wall determining an obstructing syndrome. The endoscopy may be useful for diagnosis and palliative treatment, but the tracheal resection is recommended because the risk of recurrence or malignant transformation.
我们报告一例43岁男性因原发性软骨瘤接受低位气管扩大切除术。气管软骨瘤是一种罕见的良性疾病，起源于软骨环，在管腔内生长或穿透气管壁，导致梗阻综合征。内镜检查有助于诊断和姑息治疗，但鉴于存在复发或恶变风险，建议行气管切除术。
