Antonios T F, Singer D R, Millard F J, Wilson A G, MacGregor G A
Blood Pressure Unit, St George's Hospital and Medical School, London, UK.
Postgrad Med J. 1994 Dec;70(830):910-2. doi: 10.1136/pgmj.70.830.910.
An 84 year old woman who was a heavy smoker presented with clinical features suggestive of acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive lung disease complicated by left ventricular failure. She responded poorly to treatment and then the finding of stridor, only when she was in the supine position, led to the diagnosis of a primary tracheal tumour, a rare but important cause of unexplained shortness of breath.
一位84岁的重度吸烟女性，出现了提示慢性阻塞性肺疾病急性加重并伴有左心衰竭的临床特征。她对治疗反应不佳，随后发现只有在仰卧位时出现喘鸣，从而诊断为原发性气管肿瘤，这是导致不明原因气短的一种罕见但重要的原因。
