Primary adenocarcinoma of the trachea resected using percutaneous cardiopulmonary support (PCPS).
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.
Nakamura
Hiroshige
H
Division of General Thoracic Surgery, Second Department of Surgery, Tottori University Hospital, Yonago, Japan.
Taniguchi
Yuji
Y
Miwa
Ken
K
Adachi
Yoshin
Y
Fujioka
Shinji
S
Kamihira
Satoshi
S
Ishiguro
Shingo
S
Horie
Yasushi
Y
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*