Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma of Trachea
| Autor: | Swati Suneha, John C. Watkinson, Ashish Varghese |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Pathology business.industry Adenoid cystic carcinoma Stridor Case Report respiratory system medicine.disease respiratory tract diseases Thyroid carcinoma stomatognathic diseases 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Cardiothoracic surgery 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis Concomitant Pediatric surgery medicine Surgery Neurosurgery medicine.symptom 030223 otorhinolaryngology Airway business |
| Zdroj: | Indian Journal of Surgery. 79:67-69 |
| ISSN: | 0973-9793 0972-2068 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s12262-016-1457-2 |
| Popis: | Adenoid cystic carcinoma (ACC) is the second most common primary malignant tumor of the trachea, after squamous cell carcinoma. Patients present with upper airway obstructive symptoms and signs including dyspnoea, cough, haemoptysis, and stridor which are often insidious, delaying diagnosis and optimal management. Described here is an unusual case of primary ACC cervical trachea with concomitant micropapillary thyroid carcinoma (microPTC) in a middle-aged lady presenting with cough and breathing difficulty since 3 months. |
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