Open AccessSarcomatoid carcinoma in the trachea: A case report and literature review
Author(s) -
Jang SiHyong,
Cho Hyun D.,
Lee JiHye,
Lee Hyun J.,
Hong Soon A.,
Cho Junhun,
Lee Ho S.,
Oh MeeHye
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
thoracic cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.823
H-Index - 28
eISSN - 1759-7714
pISSN - 1759-7706
DOI - 10.1111/1759-7714.12437
Subject(s) - medicine , sarcomatoid carcinoma , carcinoma , resection , pathology , neoplasm , pathogenesis , surgical resection , radiology , surgery
Tracheal sarcomatoid carcinoma is an extremely infrequent neoplasm with unclear pathogenesis and clinical outcomes. To date, only two cases have been described in E nglish literature. We report a case of a 37‐year‐old patient complaining of hemoptysis, dyspnea, and cough. An intraluminal polypoid mass in the trachea was found and ultimately diagnosed as tracheal sarcomatoid carcinoma in the cervical trachea with both carcinomatous and sarcomatoid morphology. The patient is alive without recurrence after segmental resection of the trachea. We also present a comparative analysis of our case with a prior tracheal sarcomatoid carcinoma case.