RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Solitary Primary Tracheal Small-Cell Lung Cancer Causing Acute Respiratory Failure: Diagnosis and Treatment
JF Respiratory Care
FD American Association for Respiratory Care
SP 929
OP 932
VO 55
IS 7
A1 Lan, Chou-Chin
A1 Yang, Mei-Chen
A1 Lee, Chih-Hsin
A1 Huang, Shiu-Feng
A1 Wu, Yao-Kuang
YR 2010
UL http://rc.rcjournal.com/content/55/7/929.abstract
AB Small-cell lung cancer often presents as an extensive cancer, and rarely as a solitary tracheal tumor. We report a 41-year-old male smoker with dyspnea and wheezing that was initially diagnosed as asthma and treated with bronchodilators. He was later intubated for acute respiratory failure, and computed tomography revealed a tracheal mass. Solitary primary small-cell lung cancer was diagnosed via bronchoscopic biopsy. The patient received bronchoscopic electro-surgery and was successfully extubated. Concurrent chemo-radiotherapy was performed due to the stage IV small-cell lung cancer.