A Case of Multiple Squamous Cell Papillomas of the Trachea

• Published in: Annals of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Vol. 17; no. 2; pp. 212 - 214
• Main Authors: Ogata-Suetsugu, Saiko, Izumi, Miiru, Takayama, Koichi, Nakashima, Torahiko, Inoue, Hiromasa, Nakanishi, Yoichi
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Japan The Editorial Committee of Annals of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2011
• Subjects: Aged; Biopsy; Bronchoscopy; DNA, Viral - isolation & purification; Dyspnea - etiology; Electrocoagulation; Female; human papilloma virus; Human papillomavirus 6 - genetics; Humans; Laser Therapy - instrumentation; Lasers, Semiconductor; Neoplasms, Multiple Primary; papilloma; Papilloma - complications; Papilloma - pathology; Papilloma - surgery; Papilloma - virology; Polymerase Chain Reaction; Respiratory Sounds - etiology; semiconductor laser; Tomography, X-Ray Computed; trachea; Tracheal Neoplasms - complications; Tracheal Neoplasms - pathology; Tracheal Neoplasms - surgery; Tracheal Neoplasms - virology; Tracheostomy; Treatment Outcome
• ISSN: 1341-1098; 2186-1005
• DOI: 10.5761/atcs.cr.09.01508

We report a case of 68-year-old woman suffering from breathlessness on exertion with stridor. A chest computed tomography showed a tumor arising from the posterior wall of the trachea. The diagnosis was squamous cell papilloma of the surgically removed tumor, which had caused the asphyxiation. After removal of the tumor, the patient received radical therapy: semiconductor laser transpiration. Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) detected human papilloma virus (HPV) type 6, thought to be the cause of the respiratory papilloma.