A 65-year-old man with cT3N2M0 stage III cervical esophageal cancer underwent subtotal esophagectomy and gastric tube reconstruction through the retrosternal route after neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy. The anastomosis was located adjacent to the left side of the trachea, and a circular stapler was used for anastomosis. Postoperative anastomotic leakage occurred, and an esophagotracheal fistula b...

CONTEXT Mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) lymphomas are most commonly found in the stomach, lungs, orbital soft tissue, salivary glands and thyroid. Involvement of the trachea is extremely rare. CASE REPORT This report describes a rare case of MALT lymphoma of the trachea in a 71-year-old woman who presented with a one-year history of coughing, dyspnea, hoarseness and weight loss. Ther...

To cite: Tunsupon P, Dhillon SS, Harris K, et al. BMJ Case Rep Published online: [please include Day Month Year] doi:10.1136/ bcr-2016-214648 DESCRIPTION An 86-year-old man was evaluated for chronic cough and right lower lobe (RLL) mass. His medical history was significant for severe chronic obstructive lung disease (COPD). He had smoked one pack of cigarettes daily for 55 years. He had a barre...

BACKGROUND The literature generally describes the trachea as oriented toward the right and back, but there is very little detailed characterization. Therefore, the aim of this study was to precisely determine the spatial orientation and to better characterize the physical properties of the human trachea. METHODS We analyzed lung computed tomography scans of 68 intubated and mechanically venti...

Fungi are present in abundance poultry housing. The aim of the study was to assess effect season and microclimate parameters housing on fungal flora air broiler trachea commercial fattening conditions. conducted summer winter. Study results indicated seasonal impact association between composition trachea. However, total count significantly higher winter, both correlated with indoor relative hu...

Synthetic Lycra spandex fibers were coated with 3methylcholanthrene (3MC) and inserted into the lumina of 104 tracheas removed from young adult inbred Syrian hamsters. Tumors appeared 3 to 21 months after implan tation of these trachea! grafts in syngeneic animals. 3MC in amounts ranging from 9 to 75 /¿g/fiberinduced a diversity of neoplasms in trachea! epithelium, the majority of which were c...

The carcinogenic response induced in the respiratory tract of Syrian golden hamsters by repeated intratracheal instillations of benzo[a]pyrene (BP) adsorbed to ferric oxide (l-'c:O.O particles suspended in saline, is shown to result from the interactions of these factors and cannula-induced trachea! wounding. Previous acute studies of intratracheal cannulation (ITC) versus intralaryngeal cannul...

We have previously shown that antigen-induced eosinophil recruitment into the tissue of sensitized mice is mediated by CD4+ T cells and interleukin 5. To determine whether interferon gamma (IFN-gamma) regulates antigen-induced eosinophil recruitment into the tissue, we studied the effect of recombinant (r) murine IFN-gamma and of anti-IFN-gamma monoclonal antibody (mAb) on the eosinophil infilt...

Prenatal diagnosis of D-transposition of the great arteries remains less frequent compared to other major congenital heart defects. In this study, we examined how often the 3-vessel and trachea view was abnormal in a large series of prenatally diagnosed cases of D-transposition of the great arteries. We found that an abnormal 3-vessel and trachea view in the shape of an "I" ("I-sign"), which re...