Year: 2024
Type: article
Study design: Case Report
Abstract: Primary tracheal tumors are rare in adults and are typically malignant, representing approximately 0.2% of all malignant tumors. The estimated incidence of tracheal cancer is about 0.1 per 1,00,000 people annually. We are presenting a case of 46-year-old woman with chief complaint of midline neck swelling associated with difficulty in breathing at rest. Radiological findings showed focal ill-defined enhancing lesion arising from inferior lobe of thyroid. Bronchoscopy revealed an endotracheal growth partially obstructing the lumen. Biopsy of tissue from intraluminal mass in trachea revealed Moderately differentiated squamous cell carcinoma of trachea. For further evaluation, tracheal resection was performed and sent for histopathological examination confirming our diagnosis of Keratinizing moderately differentiated squamous cell carcinoma and was staged according to Bhattacharya Staging System.
Authors: Pragati Atulbhai Shah, Divya Gordhanbhai Patel, Minesh Gandhi, Cherry Shah
Institution: Smt. N.H.L. Municipal Medical College
Language: English
Subfield: Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4405338244