Osteochondroplastic tracheobronchopathy: modern diagnostic methods
https://doi.org/10.18093/0869-0189-2025-35-1-102-109
Abstract
Osteochondroplastic tracheobronchopathy (tracheobronchopathia osteochondroplastica) is a rare benign disease of the trachea and large bronchi of unknown etiology. It is characterized by an overgrowth of cartilage and/or bone in the submucosal layer with varying degrees of narrowing of the lumen. Due to the nonspecific symptoms and low awareness among doctors, this disease may remain undiagnosed for a long time. The aim of the study was to present a clinical case and a review of the literature on modern methods of diagnosis of osteochondroplastic tracheobronchopathy. Conclusion. The above clinical case and the literature review confirm that the main methods to suspect and verify osteochondroplastic tracheobronchopathy are computed tomography of the chest organs and bronchoscopy with biopsy. Confocal laser endomicroscopy can serve as an additional research method to exclude oncopathology and concomitant tracheobronchial amyloidosis.
About the Authors
I. S. Mamenko
Russian Federation Healthcare Ministry Saint-Petersburg State Phthisiopulmonology Research Institute
Russian Federation
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Russian Federation
Igor S. Mamenko, Candidate of Medicine, Endoscopist, Endoscopy Department
Ligovsky pr. 2 – 4, Saint-Petersburg, 191036, tel.: (921) 779-01-09
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I. V. Vasilev
Russian Federation Healthcare Ministry Saint-Petersburg State Phthisiopulmonology Research Institute
Russian Federation
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Russian Federation
Igor V. Vasilev, Candidate of Medicine, Leading Researcher, Head of direction “Interventional pulmonology”
Ligovsky pr. 2 – 4, Saint-Petersburg, 191036
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I. V. Vikulova
Russian Federation Healthcare Ministry Saint-Petersburg State Phthisiopulmonology Research Institute
Russian Federation
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Russian Federation
Irina V. Vikulova, Pulmonologist
Ligovsky pr. 2 – 4, Saint-Petersburg, 191036, tel.: (981) 896-33-41
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T. A. Novitskaya
Russian Federation Healthcare Ministry Saint-Petersburg State Phthisiopulmonology Research Institute ; Federal State Budgetary Educational Institution of Higher Education “St. Petersburg State University”, Government of the Russian Federation
Russian Federation
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Russian Federation
Tatiana A. Novitskaya, Candidate of Medicine, Head of the Pathomorphological Department; Associate Professor, Department of pathology, Medical Institute
Ligovsky pr. 2 – 4, Saint-Petersburg, 191036
Universitetskaya Naberezhnaya 7 – 9, Saint-Petersburg, 199034, tel.: (904) 619-74-22
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A. D. Ushkov
Russian Federation Healthcare Ministry Saint-Petersburg State Phthisiopulmonology Research Institute
Russian Federation
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Russian Federation
Alexey D. Ushkov, Radiologist
Ligovsky pr. 2 – 4, Saint-Petersburg, 191036, tel.: (951) 670-88-47
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P. K. Yablonskiy
Russian Federation Healthcare Ministry Saint-Petersburg State Phthisiopulmonology Research Institute ; Federal State Budgetary Educational Institution of Higher Education “St. Petersburg State University”, Government of the Russian Federation
Russian Federation
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Petr K. Yablonskiy, Doctor of Medicine, Professor, Head; Vice-Rector for Medicine
Ligovsky pr. 2 – 4, Saint-Petersburg, 191036
Universitetskaya Naberezhnaya 7 – 9, Saint-Petersburg, 199034, tel.: (921) 947-98-05
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Mamenko I.S., Vasilev I.V., Vikulova I.V., Novitskaya T.A., Ushkov A.D., Yablonskiy P.K. Osteochondroplastic tracheobronchopathy: modern diagnostic methods. PULMONOLOGIYA. 2025;35(1):102-109. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.18093/0869-0189-2025-35-1-102-109
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