title: [Cystic adenoid carcinoma of the trachea].
abstract: Cystic adenoid carcinoma (CAC) of the trachea, also called cylindroma, is a rare malignant tumor accounting for 1 per thousand of all respiratory tract cancers. We report three cases of cylindroma in patients hospitalized for inspiratory dyspnea due to a tracheal tumor. Bronchoscopy using a rigid tube revealed a smooth tumor of the trachea. Pathology analysis of the biopsy specimen diagnosed CAC. The three patients underwent resection with end-to-end anastomosis. Adjuvant radiotherapy was given in one patient. The short-term outcome was good but one patient developed local recurrence and lung metastasis at six years.
authors.affiliation: Service de Pneumologie, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Ibn Sina, Rabat, Maroc. Malihm@yahoo.fr
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Soualhi
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: El Ouazani
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Benamor
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Chaibainou
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: El Ftouh
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mouline
authors.forename: M T
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Fassy Fihri
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Benosman
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003528:Carcinoma, Adenoid Cystic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014134:Tracheal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy