Medical Definition of Tracheobronchopathia osteochondroplastica

1. Osteocartilaginous nodules within submucosa of trachea with or without bronchi, arise from cartilage rings, posterior membranous trachea spared (Differential diagnosis: amyloidosis), incidence debated; 1/3000 in autopsy series, aetiology unknown (carcinoma and P normal), but most accepted theory is an exaggerated response to chronic inhalation of irritants, most cases in adults greater than 50 yrs old (youngest patient age 2 yrs), M:F = 3:1, dyspnea, productive cough, haemoptysis findings: CXR: nodules in trachea with or without calcification, CT: as above, but more sensitive to calcification and better at demonstrating lack of posterior tracheal involvement (12 Dec 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Tracheobronchopathia Osteochondroplastica

trachenchyma
tracheo-
tracheo-oesophageal fistula
tracheoaerocele
tracheobiliary
tracheobranchia
tracheobranchiae
tracheobroncheopathia osteoplastica
tracheobronchial
tracheobronchial diverticulum
tracheobronchial dyskinesia
tracheobronchial groove
tracheobronchitis
tracheobronchopathia osteochondroplastica (current term)
tracheobronchoscopy
tracheocele
tracheoceles
tracheoesophageal
tracheoesophageal puncture
tracheoesophageal speech
tracheogenic
tracheolar
tracheolaryngeal
tracheole
tracheoles
tracheomalacia
tracheomegaly

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