Rare tracheal tumor: Solitary plasmacytoma

Primary tracheal tumors are rare and trachea is an exceedingly rare site of extramedullary plasmacytoma (EMP). We report a case of solitary tracheal plasmacytoma causing symptoms of airway obstruction in a 59-year-old man. Flow/volume loop indicated the fixed central airway obstruction. Computerized...

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Published inJournal of postgraduate medicine Vol. 64; no. 2; pp. 115 - 118
Main Authors Stevic, R, Ercegovac, M, Stojšić, J, Čolić, N
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published India Wolters Kluwer India Pvt. Ltd 01.04.2018
Medknow Publications and Media Pvt. Ltd
Medknow Publications & Media Pvt. Ltd
Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd
Subjects
Airway management
Bone marrow
Care and treatment
Case Report
Case studies
Diagnosis
Dyspnea
Head & neck cancer
Head and neck tumors
Larynx
Lymphoma
Morphology
Pathology
Radiation therapy
Surgery
Thoracic surgery
Tomography
Tumors
Serbia
trachea
Extramedullary plasmacytoma
solitary
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Summary:Primary tracheal tumors are rare and trachea is an exceedingly rare site of extramedullary plasmacytoma (EMP). We report a case of solitary tracheal plasmacytoma causing symptoms of airway obstruction in a 59-year-old man. Flow/volume loop indicated the fixed central airway obstruction. Computerized tomography and bronchoscopy demonstrated a sessile tumor on posterior tracheal wall obstructing 80% of the lumen. Partial tracheal resection with T-T anastomosis was performed. Pathologic analysis of resected mass revealed EMP. Additional investigations excluded multiple myeloma. There are no signs of disease recurrence after 7-year follow-up.
ISSN:0022-3859
0972-2823
DOI:10.4103/jpgm.JPGM_739_16