Pleomorphic adenoma of the trachea: a case report.

Author: Hyo Chae PAIK ¹ ; Sang Hyun LIM ; Doo Yun LEE ; So Yah PAIK
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1. Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Yongdong Severance Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
Publication Type:Case Report
Keywords: Plemorphic adenoma; end to end anastomosis
MeSH: Adenoma, Pleomorphic/*pathology/*radiography/surgery; Case Report; Human; Male; Middle Age; Radiography, Thoracic; Tomography, X-Ray Computed; Tracheal Neoplasms/*pathology/*radiography/surgery
From:Yonsei Medical Journal 1996;37(1):81-85
CountryRepublic of Korea
Language:English
Abstract: An unusual tracheal tumor was found in a 50 year old male who was admitted due to mild dyspnea on exertion. Simple chest X-ray showed an abnorma mass shadow in the trachea and computerized chest tomogram revealed a tumor in the mid 1/3 of the trachea obstructing 80% of the lumen. Through a right thoracotomy incision, resection of a 2.5 cm segment of the trachea with end-to-end anastomosis was done and microscopic findings showed many cystic spaces with myxomatous hyalinous stroma. It was diagnosed as a pleomorphic adenoma of the trachea.