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[[Image:Adenoid cystic carcinoma of the trachea -- high mag.jpg|thumb|right|Adenoid cystic carcinoma of the trachea. [[H&E stain]]. (WC/Nephron)]] | |||
The '''trachea''' connects the pharynx and largynx to [[lung]]s. | The '''trachea''' connects the pharynx and largynx to [[lung]]s. | ||
==Cancers of the trachea== | ==Cancers of the trachea== | ||
===General=== | ===General=== | ||
*Very uncommon ~ 1 | *Very uncommon ~ 1 in 1,000,000 persons/year.<ref name=pmid24295655>{{Cite journal | last1 = Junker | first1 = K. | title = Pathology of tracheal tumors. | journal = Thorac Surg Clin | volume = 24 | issue = 1 | pages = 7-11 | month = Feb | year = 2014 | doi = 10.1016/j.thorsurg.2013.09.008 | PMID = 24295655 }}</ref> | ||
Most common primary tumours:<ref name=pmid27904449>{{Cite journal | last1 = Napieralska | first1 = A. | last2 = Miszczyk | first2 = L. | last3 = Blamek | first3 = S. | title = Tracheal cancer - treatment results, prognostic factors and incidence of other neoplasms. | journal = Radiol Oncol | volume = 50 | issue = 4 | pages = 409-417 | month = Dec | year = 2016 | doi = 10.1515/raon-2016-0046 | PMID = 27904449 }}</ref> | Most common primary tumours:<ref name=pmid27904449>{{Cite journal | last1 = Napieralska | first1 = A. | last2 = Miszczyk | first2 = L. | last3 = Blamek | first3 = S. | title = Tracheal cancer - treatment results, prognostic factors and incidence of other neoplasms. | journal = Radiol Oncol | volume = 50 | issue = 4 | pages = 409-417 | month = Dec | year = 2016 | doi = 10.1515/raon-2016-0046 | PMID = 27904449 }}</ref> | ||
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==See also== | ==See also== | ||
*[[Pulmonary pathology]]. | *[[Pulmonary pathology]]. | ||
==References== | |||
{{Reflist|1}} | |||
[[Category:Pulmonary pathology]] | [[Category:Pulmonary pathology]] | ||
Latest revision as of 04:23, 17 January 2017
Adenoid cystic carcinoma of the trachea. H&E stain. (WC/Nephron)
The trachea connects the pharynx and largynx to lungs.
Cancers of the trachea
General
- Very uncommon ~ 1 in 1,000,000 persons/year.[1]
Most common primary tumours:[2]
Note:
- Most common tracheal cancer is direct extension from other tumours in the neck, e.g. thyroid.[1]
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Junker, K. (Feb 2014). "Pathology of tracheal tumors.". Thorac Surg Clin 24 (1): 7-11. doi:10.1016/j.thorsurg.2013.09.008. PMID 24295655.
- ↑ Napieralska, A.; Miszczyk, L.; Blamek, S. (Dec 2016). "Tracheal cancer - treatment results, prognostic factors and incidence of other neoplasms.". Radiol Oncol 50 (4): 409-417. doi:10.1515/raon-2016-0046. PMID 27904449.