Leiomyoma of an Accessory Tracheal Bronchus Masaya Tamura, MD, Tomomi Murata, MD, Hiroshi Kurumaya, MD, Yasuhiko Ohta, MD The Annals of Thoracic Surgery Volume 78, Issue 6, Pages 2163-2165 (December 2004) DOI: 10.1016/S0003-4975(03)01500-5
Fig 1 (A) Chest computed tomography depicting a round polypoid tumor and the accessory tracheal bronchus originating at the right wall of the lower trachea. (B) Endoscopic findings reveal a polypoid tumor with smooth surface occupying approximately 90% of the trachea. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2004 78, 2163-2165DOI: (10.1016/S0003-4975(03)01500-5)
Fig 2 (A) Postoperative bronchoscopic findings showed an accessory opening in the right wall of the trachea 1 cm above the carina (small arrows) and also reveals the carina (large arrow). (B) The root of the tumor existed in the orifice of the tracheal bronchus. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2004 78, 2163-2165DOI: (10.1016/S0003-4975(03)01500-5)