title: [Solitary focal tracheal lesions. A case report].
abstract: We present a case of adenoid cystic tracheal carcinoma detected by computerized tomography (64-MDCT) with cyto-histological correlation in a patient with hemoptysis. In this article we review the differential diagnosis of solitary focal tracheal lesions as they appear in computerized tomography (CT). In this case, image methods suggested the diagnosis but underestimated the tracheal wall invasion, which was established by histologycal examination of the resected tumor.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Radiodiagnóstico, Clínica Universitaria, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Navarra, Pamplona, España. marraizasa@unav.es
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Arraiza
authors.forename: M P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Garrastachu
authors.forename: M D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Lozano
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Alcaide
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003528:Carcinoma, Adenoid Cystic / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D005188:False Negative Reactions; D006469:Hemoptysis / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness; D036542:Tomography, Spiral Computed; D014132:Trachea / Q000473:pathology; D014134:Tracheal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery