[Pleomorphic adenoma of the trachea. Case report].
The authors present a case of a pleomorphic adenoma of the trachea, diagnosed during the clinical evaluation of a suspected COPD or lung cancer in a heavy smoker patient with a positive family history of oncologic diseases. The patient underwent segmental resection of the trachea with complete excision of the tumour, and a good prognosis is anticipated.
Magalhães
Eunice
E
Interna do 4. ano do Internato Complementar de Pneumologia, Centro de Cirurgia Cardiotorácia, Hospitals da Universidade de Coimbra.
Eugénio
Luís
L
Bernardo
João
J
Carvalho
Lina
L
Antunes
Manuel
M
D008949:Adenoma, Pleomorphic / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014134:Tracheal Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*