title: An adult case of primary rhabdomyosarcoma of the trachea with resection of seven cartilage rings and primary reconstruction.
abstract: A 74-year-old female consulted a local clinic with bloody sputum and dyspnea. Bronchoscopy revealed a tumor with ∼80% stenosis in the trachea. She was referred to our hospital. Biopsy findings suggested primary rhabdomyosarcoma of the trachea. Cervical computed tomography (CT) revealed a tumor involving the 3rd to 9th tracheal cartilages. Tubular resection of the 3rd to 9th tracheal cartilages and tracheal reconstruction were performed. Finally, a pathological diagnosis of rhabdomyosarcoma was made. Primary rhabdomyosarcoma of the trachea is extremely rare.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Thoracic Surgery, Tottori University Hospital, Yonago, Japan. miwa@med.tottori-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: Ken
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Miwa
authors.forename: Yuji
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Taniguchi
authors.forename: Hiroshige
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Nakamura
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001999:Bronchoscopy / Q000379:methods; D004417:Dyspnea / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006469:Hemoptysis / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D012208:Rhabdomyosarcoma / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014134:Tracheal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D014140:Tracheotomy / Q000379:methods*; D016896:Treatment Outcome