Open AccessA voluminous tumour of the tracheal bifurcation
Author(s) -
Bouanzoul Mohammed Amine
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
respirology case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.304
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2051-3380
DOI - 10.1002/rcr2.1003
Subject(s) - medicine , adenoid cystic carcinoma , bifurcation , bronchus , left main bronchus , anatomy , radiology , pathology , carcinoma , bronchoscopy , respiratory disease , lung , physics , quantum mechanics , nonlinear system
The tracheal bifurcation is the point at which the trachea splits into the left and right main stem bronchus conducting to the lungs. Primary tumours of the tracheal bifurcation are rare. We report images of an adenoid cystic carcinoma of the tracheal bifurcation diagnosed accidentally following recurrent episodes of haemoptysis