Department of Pathology, Mohammed V Military Teaching Hospital, Mohammed V University in Rabat, Rabat, Morocco
Case Report
Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma of the Trachea: Case Report
and Literature Review
Author(s): Maroua Benlemlih*, El Amin Marnouche, Mouhcine Hommadi, Abdelhak Maghous, Amine Bazine, Kessab Amine, Massine El Hammoumi, Oukabli Mohamed, Khalid Andaloussi, El Hassane Kabiri, Mohammed Elmarjany, Khalid Hadadi, Hassan Sifat and Hamid Mansouri
Tracheal cancer is a rare neoplasm that accounts for only about 0.1% of all respiratory tract tumors. Cystic adenoid carcinoma (or cylindroma) represents the second histological
type of tracheal tumors in order of frequency. These lesions are characterized by slow local growth, perineural invasion, and potential local and distant recurrence. Complete
surgical resection offers the patient a better opportunity of prolonged survival or complete remission. The addition of photon- or electron-beam radiation seems to influence
local control but does not affect survival. In this paper, we report a clinical case describing the characteristics and management of adenoid cystic carcinoma of the trachea in
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