Large-cell lung cancer originating from tracheal bronchus - A rare case

Tracheal bronchus is a rarely seen congenital anomaly generally originating from the right lateral wall of the trachea and approximately 2 cm above the carina. It was firstly defined by Sandifort in 1785 and its frequency of incidence in normal population changes between 0.1% and 2%. There are two t...

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Published in:Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association 2016-04, Vol.66 (4), p.475-476
Main Authors: Aktas, Turan, Aktas, Fatma, Ozmen, Zafer, Server, Sadik, Arici, Akgul
Format: Article
Language:English
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Bronchi - abnormalities
Bronchi - diagnostic imaging
Bronchi - pathology
Bronchi - surgery
Bronchial Neoplasms - complications
Bronchial Neoplasms - diagnostic imaging
Bronchial Neoplasms - pathology
Bronchial Neoplasms - surgery
Bronchoscopy
Carcinoma, Large Cell - complications
Carcinoma, Large Cell - diagnostic imaging
Carcinoma, Large Cell - pathology
Carcinoma, Large Cell - surgery
Genetic disorders
Humans
Lung cancer
Lung Neoplasms - complications
Lung Neoplasms - diagnostic imaging
Lung Neoplasms - pathology
Lung Neoplasms - surgery
Male
Respiratory System Abnormalities - complications
Respiratory System Abnormalities - diagnostic imaging
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Trachea - abnormalities
Trachea - diagnostic imaging
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Summary:Tracheal bronchus is a rarely seen congenital anomaly generally originating from the right lateral wall of the trachea and approximately 2 cm above the carina. It was firstly defined by Sandifort in 1785 and its frequency of incidence in normal population changes between 0.1% and 2%. There are two types called ''Supernumerary'' and ''Displaced''. It is a rarely seen kind of tracheal anomaly although fairly well defined. The cases accompanied by lung cancer are seen more rarely. Nine cases of this association were reported in literature and tracheal bronchus-lung cancer association whose pathological result is undifferentiated large-cell carcinoma has not been stated so far. We present a 75 years old male patient as possibly the first case having tracheal bronchus and large-cell carcinoma association in literature.
ISSN:0030-9982