A RARE CASE REPORT OF PRIMARY SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA OF THE TRACHEA.

• Pragati Atulbhai Shah,*  
• Divya Gordhanbhai Patel,  
• Minesh Gandhi,  
• Cherry Shah

Abstract

Primary tumors of the trachea are rare but usually malignant in adults, accounting for about 0.2% of all malignant tumors. The estimated incidence of tracheal cancer is about 0.1 per 1,00,000 people per year. We are presenting a case of 46-year-old woman with chief complaint of midline neck swelling associated with difficulty in breathing at rest. Radiological findings showed focal ill-defined enhancing lesion arising from inferior lobe of thyroid. Bronchoscopy revealed an endotracheal growth partially obstructing the lumen. Biopsy of tissue from intraluminal mass in trachea revealed Moderately differentiated squamous cell carcinoma of trachea. For further evaluation, tracheal resection was performed and sent for histopathological examination confirming our diagnosis of Keratinizing moderately differentiated squamous cell carcinoma and was staged according to Bhattacharya Staging System.

Keywords

Tracheal tumor,moderately differentiated squamous cell carcinoma,bronchoscopy,Malignant,Bhattacharya Staging System