Epithelial-myoepithelial carcinomas are rare tumors that primarily originate in the salivary glands but have also been found in the tracheobronchial tree. We report the first case of epithelial-myoepithelial carcinoma associated with sarcoidosis. A 61 year old Hispanic man presented with altered mental status and hypercalcemia. Imaging revealed diffuse intra-thoracic and intra-abdominal lymphad...

Mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the trachea is a rare tumor. We report an 80-year-old male with mucoepidermoid carcinoma in the upper trachea with invasion of the isthmus of thyroid gland. The patient’s major symptom was dyspnea with coughing. Computed tomography scan showed a protruding mass into the trachea suspected of thyroid cancer. Ultrasonography also revealed the suspicion of an invasive th...

BACKGROUND Mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the trachea is a rare pediatric malignancy that presents unique challenges in diagnosis, operative management, and surveillance. METHODS AND RESULTS We present a 17-year-old girl with primary tracheal mucoepidermoid carcinoma presenting in acute respiratory distress due to near-total occlusion of the tracheal airway. An algorithmic approach to preoperati...

BACKGROUND Primary tracheal tumors are rare, accounting for only 0.2% of all thoracic cancers. Adenoid cystic carcinoma (ACC) diagnosed in the trachea is very uncommon and its coexistence with second histologically distinct malignant tumors of he neck region has never been reported. SUMMARY We now report a case of multiple primary laryngotracheal ACC and thyroid follicular carcinoma surgicall...

Mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the tracheobronchial tree is a rare airway tumor (<1% of all lung tumors). In adults, the majority of primary tracheal tumors are malignant. Management during pregnancy is complex and requires weighing maternal and fetal prognosis. Reported cases describe surgical resection following cesarean section. We report the first case to be treated by Argon-Plasma Coagulation...

BACKGROUND Anaplastic thyroid carcinoma has an extremely poor prognosis, and no known drugs have exhibited acceptable efficacy. In recent years, novel anticancer tyrosine kinase inhibitors have been developed. We encountered a case of tracheal stenosis due to mediastinal and tracheal infiltration of anaplastic carcinoma for which lenvatinib exhibited remarkable effects; owing to this, airway ma...

RATIONALE Primary clear cell carcinoma of the lung is a rare condition, and presentation as an endotracheal lesion is even more unusual. In this report, we present a patient with clear cell carcinoma occurring in the trachea, which obstructed the tracheal lumen and lead to the respiratory distress. PATIENT CONCERNS A 60-year old female patient was admitted due to a 6-month history of dyspnea ...

Preoperative bronchoscopic findings of thyroid carcinoma with tracheal invasion were examined and compared with the histopathological findings. Tracheal sleeve resection was performed in 20 cases. The bronchoscopic findings were classified into 5 types: confirmed tumor in the tracheal lumen (5 cases), extramural compression of the trachea plus mucosal change (9 cases), extramural compression of...

Tracheal resection followed by an end-to-end anastomosis has been the method of choice for the treatment of tracheal neoplasms. We hereby report a 40-year-old female patient in whom we performed reconstruction with composite nasal septal cartilage graft following one-staged tracheal resection. Histopathologic diagnosis was well-differentiated adenoid cystic carcinoma. Fiberoptic and biopsy exam...