Danang Oncology Hospital successfully performed surgery on a rare case of primary tracheal cancer.

DNO - On November 17, Da Nang Oncology Hospital announced that it had successfully operated on a case of large primary tracheal cancer. This is a rare disease, accounting for less than 0.5% of all cancers.

Da Nang Oncology Hospital performs surgery on a rare case of primary tracheal cancer. Photo: Da Nang Oncology Hospital.

Previously, a female patient named PTC (73 years old, Ngu Hanh Son ward) was admitted to the hospital with a severe cough and difficulty breathing. The imaging results showed a tumor in the trachea measuring 18x20x24mm, invading the isthmus and right lobe of the thyroid gland.

The patient was diagnosed with rare primary tracheal cancer, for which there is currently no unified treatment regimen worldwide .

The hospital's professional council held an interdisciplinary consultation and agreed to perform the surgery. The surgery faced many challenges due to the short trachea, the nearly 3cm tumor causing severe narrowing of the trachea during anesthesia, and a high risk of anastomotic leakage.

After 3 hours, the surgical team successfully cut a 5cm section of the trachea. The patient recovered well, with no complications recorded.

According to Dr. Dang Nguyen Kha, Head of the General Oncology Department, chief surgeon, world medical reports recorded the maximum length of the trachea that can be cut is only about 5-6cm in tall patients. This is not only the first case of primary tracheal cancer treated at the hospital, but also the longest tracheal section cut on a patient only 1.43m tall.

Dr. Kha recommends that patients with persistent respiratory symptoms that do not improve with conventional treatment should see a specialist for screening and early detection of this disease.

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