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Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2001;20:639-641
© 2001 Elsevier Science NL

Case report

Foreign body in tracheal bronchus simulating bronchogenic cancer

Department of Thoracic Surgery, The Cardiothoracic Centre, Liverpool NHS Trust, Thomas Drive, Liverpool L14 3PE, UK

Received 12 February 2001; received in revised form 11 May 2001; accepted 31 May 2001.

Corresponding author. Tel.: +44-151-228-1616; fax: +44-151-220-8573
e-mail: ajaib.soorae{at}ccl-tr.nwest.nhs.uk

A foreign body in the bronchial tree may mimic many pathological conditions. We present a case of a 62-year-old patient with a foreign body in the tracheal bronchus simulating bronchogenic cancer. After the removal of the foreign body, there has been a gradual regression of the foreign body induced inflammatory changes. To the best of our knowledge, a similar case has not been reported in the English medical literature.

Key Words: Tracheal bronchus • Foreign body • Malignancy