Rare clinical observation of primary tracheal cancer

Abstract

The article describes a clinical example of primary adenoid cystic carcinoma of the trachea, characteristics of its clinical course, diagnosis and the choice of treatment. We noted the non-specificity of complaints and clinical manifestations of tracheal cancer, the period between its beginning and diagnosis, the development of severe complications in the respiratory and cardiovascular systems due to the long asymptomatic course of the disease, the need for an integrated approach by various specialists in the treatment of such a complex category of patients. An approach to the surgical treatment of tracheal cancer is described taking into account its extension to the subglottic larynx, which required laryngeal extirpation. We showed the possibility of radical treatment of patients with tracheal cancer in large medical centers with such specialists as head and neck cancer surgeons, thoracic surgeons, endoscopists, anesthesiologists and resuscitators, therapists, radiologists, and chemotherapists.

Keywords

• primary tracheal cancer
• adenoid cystic carcinoma
• laryngeal extirpation
• malignant tracheal tumors
• treatment of tracheal cancer
• secondary tracheal tumors