A voluminous tumour of the tracheal bifurcation.

Respirol Case Rep

Pulmonology and Phthisiology Unit Rouiba Hospital, University of Algiers Algiers Algeria.

Published: August 2022

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The tracheal bifurcation is the point at which the trachea splits into the left and right main stem bronchus conducting to the lungs. Primary tumours of the tracheal bifurcation are rare. We report images of an adenoid cystic carcinoma of the tracheal bifurcation diagnosed accidentally following recurrent episodes of haemoptysis.

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9274334PMC
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