title: Primary adenocarcinoma of the trachea resected using percutaneous cardiopulmonary support (PCPS).
abstract: We encountered one very rare case of primary adenocarcinoma of the trachea. The patient was a 72-year-old woman who was hospitalized immediately following significant dyspnea and mental confusion. A computed tomography scan of her chest revealed a 14x13x11 mm tumor in the trachea. After establishing artificial respiration, a tracheal tubular resection was immediately performed using percutaneous cardiopulmonary support (PCPS). A postoperative pathological examination led to the patient being diagnosed with primary adenocarcinoma of the trachea, and she was treated with adjuvant chemotherapy. Since then, for approximately 1 year and 6 months we have detected no relapse.
authors.affiliation: Division of General Thoracic Surgery, Second Department of Surgery, Tottori University Hospital, Yonago, Japan.
authors.forename: Hiroshige
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Nakamura
authors.forename: Yuji
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Taniguchi
authors.forename: Ken
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Miwa
authors.forename: Yoshin
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Adachi
authors.forename: Shinji
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Fujioka
authors.forename: Satoshi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kamihira
authors.forename: Shingo
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ishiguro
authors.forename: Yasushi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Horie
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000601:surgery*; D000368:Aged; D002315:Cardiopulmonary Bypass / Q000379:methods*; D017024:Chemotherapy, Adjuvant; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D012121:Respiration, Artificial; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014134:Tracheal Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000601:surgery*