›› 2010, Vol. 30 ›› Issue (4): 485-.

• Case report • Previous Articles    

One case report of huge trachea adenoid cystic carcinoma with nodular goiter

WANG Lei1, |ZHONG Hong1,2, |MEI Ju1, ZHANG Fu-xian1, |LI Guo-qing1   

  1. 1. Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Xinhua Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai 200092, China；2. Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Xinhua Hospital Chongming Branch, School of Medicine| Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai 202150, China
  • Online:2010-04-25 Published:2010-04-26

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Abstract:

Trachea adenoid cystic carcinoma (ACC) is a kind of rare malignant tumour which originates from mucous gland epithelia and often occurs in trachea or bronchus. It is easily misdiagnosed as asthma due to its initial symptoms such as hemoptysis, nonproductive cough and chest pain. Early detection and proper treatment are very important for trachea ACC.

Key words: trachea adenoid cystic carcinoma, nodular goiter, huge tumor