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Published on: September 28, 2022
[Diffuse abnormalities of the trachea: computed tomography findings]
Edson Marchiori1, Aline Serfaty Pozes, Arthur Soares Souza Junior
1Departamento de Radiologia, Universidade Federal Fluminense, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil. edmarchiori@gmail.com
Abstract:
The aim of this pictorial essay was to present the main computed tomography findings seen in diffuse diseases of the trachea. The diseases studied included amyloidosis, tracheobronchopathia osteochondroplastica, tracheobronchomegaly, laryngotracheobronchial papillomatosis, lymphoma, neurofibromatosis, relapsing polychondritis, Wegener's granulomatosis, tuberculosis, paracoccidioidomycosis, and tracheobronchomalacia. The most common computed tomography finding was thickening of the walls of the trachea, with or without nodules, parietal calcifications, or involvement of the posterior wall. Although computed tomography allows the detection and characterization of diseases of the central airways, and the correlation with clinical data reduces the diagnostic possibilities, bronchoscopy with biopsy remains the most useful procedure for the diagnosis of diffuse lesions of the trachea.
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