Rare case of radiation-induced primary tracheal carcinoma

Makoto Mori; Frank C Detterbeck

doi:10.1007/s11748-018-0907-0

Rare case of radiation-induced primary tracheal carcinoma

Gen Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2018 Sep;66(9):549-551. doi: 10.1007/s11748-018-0907-0. Epub 2018 Mar 15.

Authors

Makoto Mori¹, Frank C Detterbeck²

Affiliations

¹ Section of Thoracic Surgery, Yale University School of Medicine, BB205, 330 Cedar Street, New Haven, CT, 06520, USA.
² Section of Thoracic Surgery, Yale University School of Medicine, BB205, 330 Cedar Street, New Haven, CT, 06520, USA. frank.detterbeck@yale.edu.

PMID: 29546552
DOI: 10.1007/s11748-018-0907-0

Abstract

Primary carcinoma of the trachea is an exceeding rare entity. We present a case of radiation-induced primary squamous cell carcinoma of the trachea in a young woman. The case highlights a diagnostic challenge of this atypical disease entity.

Keywords: Primary tracheal tumor; Radiation induced; Tracheal resection.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / diagnostic imaging
Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / etiology*
Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / pathology
Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / surgery
Female
Hodgkin Disease / radiotherapy
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Middle Aged
Neoplasms, Radiation-Induced*
Radiotherapy / adverse effects*
Tracheal Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging
Tracheal Neoplasms / etiology*
Tracheal Neoplasms / pathology
Tracheal Neoplasms / surgery