Volume : 8, Issue : 7, July - 2019

Intraluminal Tracheal Tumors- Our Institutional Experience

Dr. Ezhilan. K. S, Prof. Mariappan. B, Prof. Sivaraman. A, Dr. Ajay. Narasimhan

Abstract :

Primary tracheal tumors are a rare in occurrence,They are less common than onchial tumors. Patients present with symptoms like eathlessness, cough, hemoptysis, wheeze and stridor. Of all Primary tracheal tumors, 2/3 rd form squamous cell carcinoma and adenoid cystic carcinoma. The rest form a variety of both malignant and benign tumors .About 40-50% of tumors located in the lower trachea or bifurcation. Resection and anastamosis of lower trachea is difficult and challenging due to presence of great vessels and anatomical position of trachea in the middle mediastinum.we present two cases, one with Adenoid cystic carcinoma and other with myo-fioblastic tumor for their presentation and management.