Large-cell lung cancer originating from tracheal bronchus - A rare case

J Pak Med Assoc. 2016 Apr;66(4):475-6.

Abstract

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.

Keywords: Tracheal Bronchus, Lung Cancer, Large-Cell Carcinoma..

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Bronchi / abnormalities*
  • Bronchi / diagnostic imaging
  • Bronchi / pathology
  • Bronchi / surgery
  • Bronchial Neoplasms / complications
  • Bronchial Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging*
  • Bronchial Neoplasms / pathology
  • Bronchial Neoplasms / surgery
  • Bronchoscopy
  • Carcinoma, Large Cell / complications
  • Carcinoma, Large Cell / diagnostic imaging*
  • Carcinoma, Large Cell / pathology
  • Carcinoma, Large Cell / surgery
  • Humans
  • Lung Neoplasms / complications
  • Lung Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging
  • Lung Neoplasms / pathology
  • Lung Neoplasms / surgery
  • Male
  • Respiratory System Abnormalities / complications
  • Respiratory System Abnormalities / diagnostic imaging*
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Trachea / abnormalities*
  • Trachea / diagnostic imaging