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- Title
Tracheal Papilloma Treated with Cryotherapy and Interferon-α: A Case Report and Review of the Literature.
- Authors
Yıldırım, Fatma; Türk, Murat; Demircan, Sedat; Akyürek, Nalan; Yurdakul, Ahmet Selim
- Abstract
Tracheal papilloma (TP) is characterized by papillomatous growth of the bronchial epithelium that involves the trachea as a response to Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) infection. A 40-year-old male, with 3-month history of progressive dyspnea was admitted to our hospital, and there were no any other respiratory symptoms. Physical examination was unremarkable. Chest computed tomography (CT) showed that there was a papillomatous mass at the distal trachea. The lesion occupied 80% of tracheal lumen. This patient received cryotherapy and mechanical debridement under general anesthesia and postoperative pathology showed endotracheal papillomatosis. Patient was treated with interferon-α (IFN-α) and he showed no recurrence at the 8th month of his therapy.
- Subjects
PAPILLOMAVIRUS diseases; COLD therapy; THERAPEUTIC use of interferons; PAPILLOMAVIRUSES; TREATMENT of dyspnea; PERIODIC health examinations; DEBRIDEMENT; THERAPEUTICS
- Publication
Case Reports in Pulmonology, 2015, Vol 2015, p1
- ISSN
2090-6846
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1155/2015/356796