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KMID : 0364019950280060633
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Korean Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
1995 Volume.28 No. 6 p.633 ~ p.636
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Surgical Treatment of Tracheal Leiomyoma -A Case Report-
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Abstract
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Leiomyoma of the trachea is a rare benign tumor. A case of leiomyoma of the thoracic trachea is described in a 46-year-old woman. The patient complained of productive cough, dyspnea and blood-tinged sputum since July 1993. Plain chest radiographs
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not helpful, but computed tomography of the chest showed an intraluminal tracheal mass just above the carina. Fiberoptic bronchoscopy revealed a broad based, nodular mass rising from the posterior tracheal wall, just above the carina. The tumor
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excised by sleeve resection and end-to-end anastomosis of the trachea was performed. The patient's postoperative course was uneventful. She was discharged on the 20th postoperative day.
(Korean J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1995;28:633-6)
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