TY - JOUR AU - Miwa, Ken; Taniguchi, Yuji; Nakamura, Hiroshige TI - An Adult Case of Primary Rhabdomyosarcoma of the Trachea with Resection of Seven Cartilage Rings and Primary Reconstruction SN - 0171-6425 SN - 1439-1902 PY - 2012 JO - Thorac Cardiovasc Surg JF - The Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon LA - EN VL - 60 IS - S 02 SP - e19 EP - e21 ET - 2012/11/08 DA - 2013/03/22 KW - tracheal tumor KW - rhabdomyosarcoma KW - trachea AB - A 74-year-old female consulted a local clinic with bloody sputum and dyspnea. Bronchoscopy revealed a tumor with ∼80% stenosis in the trachea. She was referred to our hospital. Biopsy findings suggested primary rhabdomyosarcoma of the trachea. Cervical computed tomography (CT) revealed a tumor involving the 3rd to 9th tracheal cartilages. Tubular resection of the 3rd to 9th tracheal cartilages and tracheal reconstruction were performed. Finally, a pathological diagnosis of rhabdomyosarcoma was made. Primary rhabdomyosarcoma of the trachea is extremely rare. PB - Georg Thieme Verlag KG DO - 10.1055/s-0032-1311541 UR - http://www.thieme-connect.com/products/ejournals/abstract/10.1055/s-0032-1311541 ER -