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" |