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  • Title: [Tracheal adenoid cystic carcinoma presenting as a thyroid tumor].
    Author: Bahadir O, Imamoğlu M, Cobanoğlu U, Korkmaz O.
    Journal: Kulak Burun Bogaz Ihtis Derg; 2006; 16(5):224-6. PubMed ID: 17124443.
    Abstract:
    Primary tumors of the trachea are rare. Adenoid cystic carcinoma is the second most common tracheal malignancy and its symptoms are nonspecific. A 66-year-old woman presented with complaints of progressive dyspnea and cough of a two-week duration. She had received asthmatic treatment many times for the past four years. Physical examination revealed a large, firm, nontender, multilobular mass in the thyroid gland. Indirect laryngoscopic examination showed subglottic stenosis. On a plain cervical radiograph, there was narrowing of the tracheal lumen. Emergent tracheotomy was performed and a biopsy was taken from the mass. Histopathologic examination revealed adenoid cystic carcinoma, suggesting a thyroid mass with a tracheal origin. Despite medical treatment, the patient died in the fourth month.
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