Leiomyoma of the Trachea

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ALTHOUGH benign tracheal neoplasms are uncommon, they are remediable and are therefore important. The case reported below concerns a leiomyoma of the trachea. We could find only 7 cases in a brief review of the world literature.1 2 3 4 5 6 Case ReportA 42-year-old Negro housewife was admitted to the University of Missouri Medical Center on July 11, 1959, because of severe dyspnea and wheezing. There was a history of "high blood pressure" 13 years previously but no other history of cardiovascular disease. She stated that she had had pneumonia "every year" for 7 years. Despite this, she had been active and in . . .

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