Management dilemmas due to a paratracheal follicular dendritic cell tumor Journal Article


Authors: Voigt, L. P.; Hmidi, A.; Pastores, S. M.; Maki, R. G.; Carlson, D. L.; Bains, M. S.; Halpern, N. A.
Article Title: Management dilemmas due to a paratracheal follicular dendritic cell tumor
Abstract: Follicular dendritic cell tumors are rare cancers of the lymph nodes of the head and neck. Despite a relatively high rate of recurrence, these neoplasms have a limited impact on the airways because they can be potentially cured by surgical resection. We present the case of a young woman with an unresectable follicular dendritic cell tumor involving the paratracheal region causing upper airway obstruction and respiratory failure. This malignant tumor created numerous management dilemmas and therapeutic challenges related to the unstable airway and the need for tracheal stenting to bypass the airway obstruction. © 2006 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons.
Keywords: immunohistochemistry; adult; cancer chemotherapy; human tissue; clinical feature; histopathology; case report; antineoplastic agents; gemcitabine; cancer radiotherapy; computer assisted tomography; radiotherapy; tumor biopsy; sarcoma; lymphoma; stent; bronchoscopy; thorax radiography; doxycycline; deoxycytidine; head and neck tumor; stents; artificial ventilation; intubation; airway obstruction; trachea tumor; respiration, artificial; follicular dendritic cell; dendritic cells, follicular; follicular dendritic cell tumor; tracheal neoplasms
Journal Title: Annals of Thoracic Surgery
Volume: 82
Issue: 5
ISSN: 0003-4975
Publisher: Elsevier Science, Inc.  
Date Published: 2006-11-01
Start Page: 1898
End Page: 1900
Language: English
DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2006.03.035
PUBMED: 17062273
PROVIDER: scopus
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Notes: --- - "Cited By (since 1996): 5" - "Export Date: 4 June 2012" - "CODEN: ATHSA" - "Source: Scopus"
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  1. Ali Hmidi
    2 Hmidi
  2. Neil A Halpern
    151 Halpern
  3. Stephen Pastores
    250 Pastores
  4. Diane Carlson
    52 Carlson
  5. Louis Pierre-Paul Voigt
    85 Voigt
  6. Robert Maki
    239 Maki
  7. Manjit S Bains
    338 Bains