2020 Volume 42 Issue 1 Pages 37-42
Background. Tracheal papillomas are benign, tracheal, tumorous manifestations of recurrent respiratory papillomatosis. Case. A 65-year-old woman was referred to our hospital due to pharyngeal discomfort and dyspnea on exertion. She produced audible stridor when recumbent. Chest computed tomography revealed multiple tracheal tumors with airway obstruction. Bronchoscopic imaging supported this finding, and the patient was pathologically diagnosed with tracheal papillomatosis. Human papillomavirus-11 was detected via viral genomic testing. She underwent two separate trials of bronchoscopic tumor resection using argon plasma coagulation. The first trial was focused on alleviating the airway obstruction, whereas the second one was focused on resecting the remaining tumors. Her symptoms improved after the first resection, and no recurrence was detected after the second resection procedure. Conclusion. Tracheal papillomas occasionally cause tracheal stenosis. Bronchoscopic tumor resection was effective in our patient.
