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Mucoid impaction of the trachea simulating a tumor: a case report
M S Chern1, F J Chen, S C Chang
1Department of Radiology, Veterans General Hospital-Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C.
Zhonghua Yi Xue Za Zhi = Chinese Medical Journal; Free China Ed
|August 1, 1996
Abstract:
Mucoid impaction of the trachea simulating a tumor has been rarely reported. We report such a case tomographically presenting as a tumor in a 75-year-old woman with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). A rapid change in the shape of tracheal shadow with sharp angle was also shown tomographically. It is suggested that a changing shadow in the trachea demonstrated by tomography may be of value in distinguishing mucoid impaction of the trachea from true neoplasm.