Tracheal chondrosarcoma

Tracheal chondrosarcomas are rare, with only 14 cases previously documented. We report a case of chondrosarcoma of the trachea and review other published cases. Our patient was a 34-year-old man who began to feel shortness of breath 8 months after initial hemoptysis. Transverse and coronal computed...

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Published in:General thoracic and cardiovascular surgery 2008-04, Vol.56 (4), p.199-202
Main Authors: Umezu, Hideo, Tamura, Motohiko, Kobayashi, Satoru, Sawabata, Noriyoshi, Honma, Koichi, Miyoshi, Shinichiro
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Cardiac Surgery
Cardiology
Case Report
Chondrosarcoma - diagnosis
Chondrosarcoma - surgery
Humans
Male
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Surgical Oncology
Thoracic Surgery
Tracheal Neoplasms - diagnosis
Tracheal Neoplasms - surgery
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Summary:Tracheal chondrosarcomas are rare, with only 14 cases previously documented. We report a case of chondrosarcoma of the trachea and review other published cases. Our patient was a 34-year-old man who began to feel shortness of breath 8 months after initial hemoptysis. Transverse and coronal computed tomography demonstrated a tumor that was obstructing nearly 80% of the tracheal lumen at the thoracic inlet. A bronchoscopic biopsy specimen led to an initial diagnosis of chondroma. Five tracheal rings from the third to the seventh including the tumor were completely resected, and an end-to-end anastomosis was performed. The histological diagnosis of the surgical specimen showed it to be a chondrosarcoma. The patient was alive without recurrence at 6 years 4 months after surgery. Because recurrence after incomplete resection and malignant transformation can occur with chondromas, radical resection of the trachea is recommended for all cartilaginous tumors of the trachea.
ISSN:1863-6705
1863-6713
DOI:10.1007/s11748-007-0218-3