title: Tracheocarotid fistula secondary to laryngeal carcinoma presenting as massive hemoptysis.
abstract: Tracheovascular fistulas are not traditionally included in the differential diagnosis of massive hemoptysis. We report the first such case due to a tracheocarotid fistula produced by occult subglottic laryngeal cancer. Also described is the unusual role the cuffed endotracheal tube played in obscuring the diagnosis and palliating the hemorrhage.
mesh_terms: D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology; D002340:Carotid Artery Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D002343:Carotid Artery, Internal; D005402:Fistula / Q000209:etiology*; D006469:Hemoptysis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D007442:Intubation, Intratracheal; D007822:Laryngeal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014133:Tracheal Diseases / Q000209:etiology*