Extranodal marginal zone lymphoma is a low-grade B cell lymphoma that presents with an indolent clinicopathologic nature. Although this tumor can occur in various sites, including the gastrointestinal tract and lungs, it develops and spreads extremely rarely along the trachea and central airway. We report a case of extranodal lymphoma of mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue with tracheobronchial i...

Multiple papillomas ofthe tracheobronchial tree are rare in children and adults. We describe a 42-year-old woman with multiple papillomatous-like tumors involving the trachea and bronchi. The limited tissue samples obtained during fiberoptic bronchoscopy initially lead to a benign histopathologic diagnosis; concurrent cytology studies strongly suggested oat cell carcinoma. The biopsy specimen o...

Blunt tracheobronchial injuries are rare, but can be life-threatening. A precise preoperative diagnosis and a well-recognised plan of surgical treatment, which may be unique for each patient, are needed to restore the continuity of tracheobronchial tree in a one-stage intervention. We encountered a patient with complete tracheal transection and 15 cm tear in the posterior membranous trachea and...

Foreign bodies in the tracheobronchial tree are a common occurrence. But the incidence of broken parts of the tracheostomy tube as a foreign body has seldom been reported before. One such case is reported, where a patient presented with two occurrences of broken flanges of Fuller's tracheostomy tube enlodged in the tracheobronchial tree. The first presentation was indeed unusual when the broken...

Carcinoid is one of the most common tumors of the gastrointestinal tract followed by the tracheobronchial tree. Bronchial carcinoid compromises 20% of total carcinoid and accounts for 1-5% of pulmonary malignancies. Carcinoid can be typical or atypical, with atypical carcinoid compromises 10% of the carcinoid tumors. Carcinoid usually presents as peripheral lung lesion or solitary endobronchial...

♦Corresponding Author: Kaushik Saha, MD Pulmonary Medicine Department, N. R. S. Medical College, Kolkata, West Bengal, India Mobile: +919433383080 Email:[email protected] Introduction Unusual tracheobronchial tumors represent 4% to 6% of all lung tumors (benign and malignant).1 Adenoid cystic carcinoma (ACC) accounts for less than 0.2% of all lung tumors.2 Pulmonary ACC usually arise ...

Capillary hemangioma of the tracheobronchial tree is an extremely rare benign tumor in adults, especially those located in the bronchus. Characteristics and treatment of capillary hemangiomas of adult tracheobronchial trees have not been well known. We present a 61-year-old man with hemoptysis, which was caused by a small tiny nodule in the left lingular segmental bronchus. The nodule was remov...