Airway fibroepithelial polyposis
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Labarca, Gonzalo
Caviedes, Ivan
Vial, Macarena R.
Pires, Yumay
Fernandez-Bussy, Sebastian
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Labarca, Gonzalo, Ivan Caviedes, Macarena R. Vial, Yumay Pires, Erik Folch, Adnan Majid, and Sebastian Fernandez-Bussy. 2017. “Airway fibroepithelial polyposis.” Respiratory Medicine Case Reports 22 (1): 154-157. doi:10.1016/j.rmcr.2017.08.005. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rmcr.2017.08.005.Abstract
Fibroepithelial polyps are benign lesions, frequently found in the skin and genitourinary tract. Airway involvement is rare, and few case reports have been published. Our patient was a 79 y.o. male smoker, who was referred to us with a 3-month history of dry cough. At physical examination, the patient looked well, but a chest CT showed a 6-mm polyp lesion in his trachea. A flexible bronchoscopy confirmed this lesion, and forceps biopsies were performed. Argon plasma coagulation was used to completely resect and treat the lesion. Pathological analysis revealed a fibroepithelial polyp (FP). The aim of this manuscript is to report a case of FP with bronchoscopic management and to review the current literature about this condition.Other Sources
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