[Endobronchial tuberculosis -- clinical and bronchoscopic features].

Endobronchial tuberculosis (ET) is a serious complication of pulmonary tuberculosis and is a major cause of morbidity. The aim of our retrospective study was to characterize the clinical, radiological, microbiological and bronchoscopic features of ET. Between January 1999 and June 2002 a total of 14 patients were diagnosed as having ET in our hospital.

[Cell granular tumor of the lung--clinical case].

Lung granular cells tumour is a rare disease, almost always benign, with good prognostic after surgical treatment. Although it can present local aggressiveness, cases of malignancy have rarely been described. The authors describe a case of granular cells tumour of the lung and they make a revision on this clinical entity.

[Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome associated with cervical osteophyt due to diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis--clinical case].

Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome and diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis are frequent diseases in the elderly, however its association has rarely been described. The authors describe a case of obstructive sleep apnea syndrome in a patient with diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis, with a giant osteophyt of the cervical column, which leads to obstruction of the pharynx and they discuss the association between both entities.