Tracheal Carcinoma Causing Severe Tracheal Stenosis

A 47-year-old woman was admitted to our hospital because of shortness of breath. She had wheezed for a long time before admission. A flow-volume curve showed a pattern consistent with a fixed obstruction of the trachea. CT findings also revealed severe stenosis of the trachea caused by a tumor mass....

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Published inNihon Kyōbu Shikkan Gakkai zasshi Vol. 34; no. 6; pp. 710 - 715
Main Authors Kubo, Masako, Toh, Yasuo, Kabe, Junzaburo, Muramatsu, Hiroyasu, Kudo, Koichiro, Kobayashi, Kunihiko, Yoshizawa, Atsuto, Tanaka, Ryoichi, Niino, Hitoshi, Koshino, Takeshi, Hojo, Masayuki, Kobayashi, Nobuyuki
Format Journal Article
LanguageJapanese
Published Japan The Japanese Respiratory Society 01.06.1996
Subjects
Adenocarcinoma
Adenocarcinoma - complications
Female
Flow-volume curve
Humans
Middle Aged
Tracheal carcinoma
Tracheal Neoplasms - complications
Tracheal Stenosis - etiology
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ISSN0301-1542
1883-471X
DOI10.11389/jjrs1963.34.710

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Summary:A 47-year-old woman was admitted to our hospital because of shortness of breath. She had wheezed for a long time before admission. A flow-volume curve showed a pattern consistent with a fixed obstruction of the trachea. CT findings also revealed severe stenosis of the trachea caused by a tumor mass. Tracheal carcinoma was diagnosed after transbronchoscopic biopsy. The patient received chemotherapy and radiation therapy concurrently for about six weeks. Her symptoms resolved, and a second flow-volume curve had a normal pattern. Tracheal carcinoma should be included in the differential diagnosis of airway obstruction. In such cases, the flow-volume curve can be useful as a screening test.
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ISSN:0301-1542
1883-471X
DOI:10.11389/jjrs1963.34.710