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Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2005;13:280-282
© 2005 Asia Publishing EXchange Ltd

CASE STUDY

A New Surgical Techique for Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma Involving Tracheal Carina

Adnan Sayar, MD, Muzaffer Metin, MD, Okan Solak, MD, Akif Turna, MD, Süha Alzafer, MD1, Turan Ece, MD2

Department of Thoracic Surgery, Yedikule Teaching Hospital for Chest Diseases and Thoracic Surgery, Istanbul, Turkey
1 Acibadem Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
2 Istanbul Faculty of Medicine Department of Pulmonary Diseases, Istanbul, Turkey

For reprint information contact: Akif Turna, MD Tel: 90 212 664 1700 Fax: 90 216 411 6651 Email: aturna{at}turk.net, Cami Sok. Muminderesi Yolu. Emintas Camlik Sit. No: 32/22, Sahrayicedid, Kadikoy, Istanbul 81080, Turkey.

Reported is the successful treatment of a 24-year-old male with adenocystic carcinoma involving the tracheal carina, in which the tumor extended along the right main bronchus across the orifice of the right upper lobe. The patient underwent a carinal resection plus right upper lobectomy and reconstruction of the carina, resulting in neither anastomotic complication nor recurrence of disease during 28 months of follow-up.






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