Tracheal bronchus associated with lung cancer: a case report.
Tracheal bronchus is a rarely found congenital bronchial anomaly. It usually originates from the right lateral wall of the trachea at the level < 2 cm above the tracheal bifurcation. The patients usually are asymptomatic, but some may experience recurrent pneumonia, chronic bronchitis, or bronchiectasis. It is very rare for a malignant tumor to grow from this aberrant bronchus. There are only four cases of lung cancer developing from the tracheal bronchus reported in the world literature, and we present a fifth case.
Kuo
C W
CW
Chest Department, Veterans General Hospital-Taipei, Taipei, Taiwan. cwkuo@vghtpe.gov.tw
Lee
Y C
YC
Perng
R P
RP
D000368:Aged; D001980:Bronchi; D001999:Bronchoscopy; D002283:Carcinoma, Bronchogenic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D002828:Choristoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000473:pathology; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D008197:Lymph Node Excision; D008297:Male; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D011013:Pneumonectomy; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014133:Tracheal Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery