Ivanovic, Aleksandar M. (56803549500)Aleksandar M. (56803549500)IvanovicStevic, Ruza (24823286600)Ruza (24823286600)StevicPopovic, Marko (57191370403)Marko (57191370403)PopovicStojsic, Jelena (23006624300)Jelena (23006624300)StojsicMasulovic, Dragan (57215645003)Dragan (57215645003)MasulovicJakovic, Radoslav (6603414534)Radoslav (6603414534)Jakovic2025-06-122025-06-122017https://doi.org/10.1159/000452132https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84989247233&doi=10.1159%2f000452132&partnerID=40&md5=2f1083ab226696ad8191329150d94c0ehttps://remedy.med.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/7060Objective: To demonstrate the diagnostic challenge of tracheal hamartoma in a patient with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Clinical Presentation and Intervention: A 65-year-old man with COPD was admitted with sudden onset of asphyxia attacks related to the position of his body. Computerized tomography (CT) of the neck showed a soft tissue mass with calcification, which occluded more than two-thirds of the proximal part of the trachea. The tumor was completely removed, and histopathology confirmed hamartoma. Conclusion: This case report showed the detection of a primary tracheal tumor on CT. This finding enabled the correct diagnosis and led to appropriate treatment in the form of surgery. © 2016 S. Karger AG, Basel.Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseComputed tomographyHamartomaTracheal neoplasms