Tracheal tumor

Medical condition
Tracheal tumor
SpecialtyOncology

A tracheal tumor is a tumor primarily presenting in the trachea. It may be benign or malignant.[1] 80% of all tracheal tumors are malignant. Among these, the most common are the squamous-cell carcinoma and the adenoid cystic carcinoma.

References

  1. ^ Ferretti GR, Bithigoffer C, Righini CA, Arbib F, Lantuejoul S, Jankowski A (March 2009). "Imaging of tumors of the trachea and central bronchi". Radiol. Clin. North Am. 47 (2): 227–41. doi:10.1016/j.rcl.2008.11.010. PMID 19249453.
Classification
D
  • ICD-10: C33, D14.2, D02.1, D38.1
  • ICD-9-CM: 162.0, 212.2
  • MeSH: D014134
External resources
  • eMedicine: article/425904
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Cancer involving the respiratory tract
Upper RT
Nasal cavity
Esthesioneuroblastoma
Nasopharynx
Nasopharyngeal carcinoma
Nasopharyngeal angiofibroma
Larynx
Laryngeal cancer
Laryngeal papillomatosis
Lower RT
Trachea
  • Tracheal tumor
Lung
Non-small-cell lung carcinoma
Small-cell carcinoma
Non-carcinoma
By location
Pleura
Mediastinum


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