Young man with dyspnoea for 6 months; presenting with subacute tracheal obstruction due to leiomyoma

Authors

Farah Idress, Aga Khan UniversityFollow
Saulat Fatimi, Aga Khan UniversityFollow
Shahid Pervez, Aga Khan UniversityFollow

Document Type

Article

Department

Pathology and Microbiology; Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

Abstract

Tracheal leiomyoma is a rare benign tumour with less than a 100 cases reported in the literature. We report a case of leiomyoma initially presenting and being treated as asthma until it lead to life-threatening tracheal obstruction, requiring immediate surgical intervention.

Recommended Citation

Idress, F., Fatimi, S., Pervez, S. (2016). Young man with dyspnoea for 6 months; presenting with subacute tracheal obstruction due to leiomyoma.
Available at: https://ecommons.aku.edu/pakistan_fhs_mc_pathol_microbiol/631