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Accepted: Jan 4, 2012; Published: Jan 15, 2012</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="100%"></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="100%" height="1" bgcolor="#DC143C"></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="100%" height="5"></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="100%"> <div align="center"> <center> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse" bordercolor="#111111" width="468"> <tr> <td width="468"><script type="text/javascript"><!-- google_ad_client = "pub-1951438359291132"; google_ad_width = 468; google_ad_height = 60; google_ad_format = "468x60_as"; google_ad_type = "text_image"; google_ad_channel =""; google_color_border = "336699"; google_color_bg = "FFFFFF"; google_color_link = "0000FF"; google_color_url = "008000"; google_color_text = "000000"; //--></script>&nbsp;<script type="text/javascript" src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script></td> </tr> </table> </center> </div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="100%" height="5"></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="100%" bgcolor="#DC143C" height="1"></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="100%">&nbsp;</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="100%" height="20"></td> </tr> </table> <div align="center"><center> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" style="border-collapse: collapse" bordercolor="#111111"> <tr> <td width="100%" height="10" bgcolor="#FD7E00"><font face="Verdana" size="2" color="#FFFFFF"><b>Abstract:</b></font></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="100%" height="70" bgcolor="#FFEFDF"> <p align="justify"><font face="Verdana" size="2" color="#000080">Adenoid cystic carcinoma of the trachea is a rare primary tracheal malignancy. Obstructive symptoms such as dyspnoea, hoarseness of voice, dysphasia are commonly seen symptoms. Combined modality treatments including surgery and radiation therapy are considered as optimal treatment for these tumours. A case of adenoid cystic carcinoma in a 35 years old male patient who was treated successfully by surgical excision and external beam radiation therapy is presented.  </font><br> <font face="Verdana" size="2" color="#000080"><b>Key Words:</b> Adenoid cystic carcinoma; Tracheal tumours; Radiotherapy.</font> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="100%" height="10"></td> </tr> </table> </center></div><div align="left"> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="150" style="border-collapse: collapse" bordercolor="#111111"> <tr> <td width="1"></td> <td width="2"></td> <td width="147">&nbsp;</td> </tr><tr> <td width="1" bgcolor="#EC00EC"></td> <td width="2" bgcolor="#EC00EC"></td> <td width="147" bgcolor="#EC00EC"></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="1" bgcolor="#EC00EC"></td> <td width="2"></td> <td width="147" bgcolor="#FFE6FF"><font face="Verdana" size="2" color="#0000A0"><b>Introduction</b></font></td> </tr> </table> </div> <p align="justify"><font size="2" face="Verdana" color="#000080">Primary tracheal tumours are extremely rare, comprising approximately 0.1%-0.4% of all diagnosed malignancies.[1] The most common histology for a primary tracheal tumour is squamous cell carcinoma which constitutes 60%-90% of cases: adenoid cystic carcinoma (ACC) accounts for 20-25% of all tracheal tumours and 80% of all tracheobronchial gland tumours.[2-4] Adenoid cystic Carcinoma of trachea usually presents at a relatively younger age and affects males and females equally. We present this case due to the rarity of condition and the lack of data about definitive management, outcome survival in such cases. The present case was treated successfully with combined modality treatment comprising surgery and radiation therapy.</font></p> <div align="left"> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="150" style="border-collapse: collapse" bordercolor="#111111"> <tr> <td width="1"></td> <td width="2"></td> <td width="147">&nbsp;</td> </tr><tr> <td width="1" bgcolor="#EC00EC"></td> <td width="2" bgcolor="#EC00EC"></td> <td width="147" bgcolor="#EC00EC"></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="1" bgcolor="#EC00EC"></td> <td width="2"></td> <td width="147" bgcolor="#FFE6FF"> <b><font face="Verdana" size="2" color="#0000A0">Case Report</font></b></td> </tr> </table> </div> <p align="justify"><font face="Verdana" size="2" color="#000080">A 35 years male developed gradually increasing complaints of breathlessness and cough of 3-4 year duration, but he did not seek any medical assistance until stridor developed.</font></p> <p align="justify"><font size="2" face="Verdana" color="#000080">There was no history of dysphagia, or of pain in the neck or elsewhere. General physical examination was unremarkable. On examination of the respiratory system, the upper airways were normal. On auscultation the patient had wheeze. Abdomen examination was normal. The hematological and biochemical profiles were normal. The chest radiograph was normal. Fiberoptic bronchoscopic examination showed a growth in the trachea at the level of the manubrium sterni on right side and the growth was seen projecting into the tracheal lumen and obstructing it by more than half. The patient underwent resection of the growth and of the trachea. At operation a 3x3 cm intraluminal growth was seen in trachea, infiltrating into pretracheal tissue. Histopathological examination showed an adenoid cystic carcinoma invading the tracheal wall and paratracheal tissue. [Fig 1, 2] The distal and proximal margins were found to have tumour infiltration microscopically. The CT scans of the chest and abdomen, the radionuclide bone scan and the serum alkaline phosphatase estimation were performed to rule out extra thoracic metastases.</font></p> <div align="center"> <center> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse" bordercolor="#111111" width="800" id="AutoNumber1"> <tr> <td> <img border="0" src="2011-4-10-1.gif" width="400" height="302"></td> <td> <img border="0" src="2011-4-10-2.gif" width="400" height="302"></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center"><b> <font size="2" face="Verdana" color="#000080">Fig 1: Photomicrograph showing tumor cells forming cribriform pattern with overlying normal endotracheal mucosa.&nbsp;H&amp;E 100X</font></b></td> <td align="center" valign="top"><b> <font size="2" face="Verdana" color="#000080">Fig 2: Photomicrograph showing tumor cells infiltrating underlying stroma. H&amp;E 100x</font></b></td> </tr> </table> </center> </div> <p align="justify"><font size="2" face="Verdana" color="#000080">Radiotherapy using anterior and posterior portals was applied to the lower neck and chest and delivered in a dose of 45 Gy in 25 fractions with the intention of preventing local recurrence of the disease.</font></p> <p align="justify"><font size="2" face="Verdana" color="#000080">The Patient completed the treatment, and since then has been on regular follow up with no evidence of disease recurrence after one year and half years of treatment.</font></p> <div align="left"> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="150" style="border-collapse: collapse" bordercolor="#111111"> <tr> <td width="1"></td> <td width="2"></td> <td width="147">&nbsp;</td> </tr><tr> <td width="1" bgcolor="#EC00EC"></td> <td width="2" bgcolor="#EC00EC"></td> <td width="147" bgcolor="#EC00EC"></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="1" bgcolor="#EC00EC"></td> <td width="2"></td> <td width="147" bgcolor="#FFE6FF"> <font size="2" color="#0000A0" face="Verdana"><b>Discussion</b></font></td> </tr> </table> </div> <p align="justify"><font face="Verdana" size="2" color="#000080">Billroth in 1859 first reported the clinical<sup> </sup> and pathologic features of adenoid cystic carcinoma of the trachea.[5] Adenoid cystic carcinoma of the trachea most frequently originates in the trachea or main stem of bronchi, producing obstructive and associated symptoms like wheezing, progressive dyspnoea, stridor and cough. Surgical intervention is the initial strategy for primary tracheal tumours, in the form of complete resection of the tumour is the mainstay of treatment [6] complete resection is defined as no remaining gross, palpable, or microscopic tumours.[7]</font></p> <p align="justify"><font size="2" face="Verdana" color="#000080">Review of the literature showed five year survival ranging&nbsp; from 66% to 100% and 10 year survival ranging&nbsp; from 51%-62% for these tumour regardless of the treatment.[8,9]</font></p> <p align="justify"><font size="2" face="Verdana" color="#000080">Radiation therapy is usually recommended as adjuvant setting. The dose of radiation depends upon the bulk of the tumour.&nbsp; Results from reported series showed resection plus adjuvant radiation had better outcomes.[10] The role of chemotherapy in AC is undefined.</font></p> <p align="justify"><font size="2" face="Verdana" color="#000080">In conclusion, adenoid cystic carcinoma of trachea is a rare primary tracheal malignancy, with obstructive symptoms such as dyspnoea, hoarseness of voice, and dysphasia being the commonly seen symptoms. 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