Endotracheal Metastasis from Colon Cancer: A Rare Case

Anna Hartmann Schmidt^1,2, Thomas Decker Christensen^1,2, Line Bille Madsen³, Anette Højsgaard¹, Sten Schytte⁴, Hans Kristian Pilegaard^1,2

¹Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark.
²Institute of Clinical Medicine, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark.
³Department of Pathology, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark.
⁴Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark.

DOI: 10.4236/ojts.2015.52005                

Abstract

Primary tracheal cancer is a well-known disease while metastases to the trachea from distant sites are exceedingly rare. We report a case of endotracheal metastasis from a colon cancer in a female, who underwent surgery for a sigmoid cancer with no metastases. Five years later, she was diagnosed with a solitary pulmonary metastasis and underwent a left lower lobectomy. After further two years, a tracheal metastasis was found. She was successfully treated with a tracheal resection. In conclusion, it is important to know that colorectal cancer may provide endotracheal metastases. Definitive and aggressive treatment of these metastases is advisable.

Keywords

Colorectal Neoplasms, Neoplasm Metastasis, Tracheal Neoplasm

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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