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(Chest. 1999;116:1125-1127.)
© 1999 American College of Chest Physicians

Tracheal Bronchus Associated With Lung Cancer*

A Case Report

Chih-Wei Kuo, MD; Yu-Chin Lee, MD, FCCP and Reury-Perng Perng, MB, FCCP

* From the Chest Department, Veterans General Hospital-Taipei, Taipei, Taiwan.

Correspondence to: Chih-Wei Kuo, MD, Chest Department, Veterans General Hospital-Taipei, No. 201, Sec. 2, Shih-Pai Road, Shih-Pai, Taipei, Taiwan; e-mail: cwkuo{at}vghtpe.gov.tw

Tracheal bronchus is a rarely found congenital bronchial anomaly. It usually originates from the right lateral wall of the trachea at the level < 2 cm above the tracheal bifurcation. The patients usually are asymptomatic, but some may experience recurrent pneumonia, chronic bronchitis, or bronchiectasis. It is very rare for a malignant tumor to grow from this aberrant bronchus. There are only four cases of lung cancer developing from the tracheal bronchus reported in the world literature, and we present a fifth case.

Key Words: lung cancer • tracheal bronchus




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