Unusual malignant tracheal tumour presenting with acute airway obstruction.
A 25-year-old male presented with features of acute airways obstruction. He was diagnosed to have a lower tracheal mass with near total tracheal obstruction and complete obstruction of the left main bronchus. The tumour was resected successfully using a two-step method of ventilation. Histopathology of the mass revealed it to be a spindle cell sarcoma. Subsequently, local irradiation and systemic chemotherapy was given.
Rana
S S
SS
Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India. ranassk@rediffmail.com
Balamurali
S
S
Dronamraju
V A C
VA
Batra
Y K
YK
Vasishta
R K
RK
Kumar
Y
Y
D000328:Adult; D000402:Airway Obstruction / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012509:Sarcoma / Q000473:pathology*; D014134:Tracheal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*