Large-cell lung cancer originating from tracheal bronchus - A rare case.
Tracheal bronchus is a rarely seen congenital anomaly generally originating from the right lateral wall of the trachea and approximately 2 cm above the carina. It was firstly defined by Sandifort in 1785 and its frequency of incidence in normal population changes between 0.1% and 2%. There are two types called ''Supernumerary'' and ''Displaced''. It is a rarely seen kind of tracheal anomaly although fairly well defined. The cases accompanied by lung cancer are seen more rarely. Nine cases of this association were reported in literature and tracheal bronchus-lung cancer association whose pathological result is undifferentiated large-cell carcinoma has not been stated so far. We present a 75 years old male patient as possibly the first case having tracheal bronchus and large-cell carcinoma association in literature.
Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Gaziosmanpasa University, Tokat, Istanbul, Turkey.
Turan
T
Aktas
Department of Radiology, Gaziosmanpasa University, Tokat, Istanbul, Turkey.
Fatma
F
Aktas
Department of Radiology, Gaziosmanpasa University, Tokat, Istanbul, Turkey.
Zafer
Z
Ozmen
Department of Radiology, Bilim University, Istanbul, Turkey.
Sadik
S
Server
Department of Pathology, Gaziosmanpasa University, Tokat, Istanbul, Turkey.
Akgul
A
Arici
D000368:Aged; D001980:Bronchi / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D001984:Bronchial Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D001999:Bronchoscopy; D018287:Carcinoma, Large Cell / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D015619:Respiratory System Abnormalities / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014132:Trachea / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging
Tracheal Bronchus, Lung Cancer, Large-Cell Carcinoma.