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Tracheobronchopathia osteochondroplastica: Case report and literature review
Junping Sun1, Lixin Xie1, Xianling Su1
1Department of Respiratory Medicine, Hainan Branch of People's Liberation Army General Hospital, Sanya 57200, China.
Abstract:
Tracheobronchopathia osteochondroplastica (TPO) is a rare disorder characterized as multiple osseous or cartilaginous nodules in the submucosa of trachea and main bronchi. TPO remains an under recognized entity due to lack of awareness. Four cases of TPO are reported in this review as well as various facets of TPO description.
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