title: Tracheal adenocarcinoma treated with adjuvant radiation: a case report and literature review.
abstract: Primary adenocarcinoma of the trachea is extremely rare and a standard treatment does not exist due to nonavailability of evidence-based randomized control studies. This paper reports the case of a 60-year-old male, who presented with cough and occasional respiratory distress. Bronchoscopic examination and a computed tomography scan revealed a soft tissue mass in the trachea arising from the posterior tracheal wall. Cytological examination and immunochemistry confirmed primary adenocarcinoma of the trachea. Excision of the tumor followed by three-dimensional conformal radiation therapy was performed, and a dose of 56 Gy was delivered to the primary site. Two and a half years after treatment, the patient has no clinical or radiological evidence of the disease, and no late complication has occurred.
authors.affiliation: Radiation Oncology Department, National Institute of Cancer Research and Hospital, Dhaka, Bangladesh ; Radiotherapy and Oncology Department, Square Hospital, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
authors.forename: Qamruzzaman
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Chowdhury
authors.forename: Md Arifur
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Rahman
authors.forename: Latifa
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Sultana
authors.forename: M Anwarul
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Islam
authors.forename: Golam Mohiuddin Akbar
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Chowdhury
keywords: Adenocarcinoma; Adjuvant radiation; Tracheal neoplasm