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POLYPOID NEURILEMMOMA OF THE TRACHEA: AN UNUSUAL CAUSE OF MAJOR AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION
Author(s) -
Robin J.,
Wilson A. C.
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
australian and new zealand journal of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.111
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1445-2197
pISSN - 0004-8682
DOI - 10.1111/j.1445-2197.1988.tb01003.x
Subject(s) - medicine , airway obstruction , airway , anatomy , surgery
Neurilemmomas (schwannomas) of the trachea are extremely rare. A case of near‐total obstruction of the trachea by an intraluminal polypoid neurilemmomas is reported. Computerized tomographic imaging gave the exact localization of the polyp and the attachment of its stalk. Endoscopic excision has left the patient with an excellent prognosis and little chance of recurrence.