TITLE:
Endotracheal Metastasis from Colon Cancer: A Rare Case
AUTHORS:
Anna Hartmann Schmidt, Thomas Decker Christensen, Line Bille Madsen, Anette Højsgaard, Sten Schytte, Hans Kristian Pilegaard
KEYWORDS:
Colorectal Neoplasms, Neoplasm Metastasis, Tracheal Neoplasm
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Thoracic Surgery,
Vol.5 No.2,
May
29,
2015
ABSTRACT: Primary tracheal cancer is a well-known disease while metastases to the trachea from distant sites are exceedingly rare. We report a case of endotracheal metastasis from a colon cancer in a female, who underwent surgery for a sigmoid cancer with no metastases. Five years later, she was diagnosed with a solitary pulmonary metastasis and underwent a left lower lobectomy. After further two years, a tracheal metastasis was found. She was successfully treated with a tracheal resection. In conclusion, it is important to know that colorectal cancer may provide endotracheal metastases. Definitive and aggressive treatment of these metastases is advisable.