Tuberc Respir Dis.
1998 Oct;45(5):1067-1072.
A Case of Primary Malignant Lymphoma of Trachea
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- 1Department of Medicine, Inje University, College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Abstract
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Primary malignant tumor of trachea is rare and often extensive at presentation and frequently causes life threatening airway obstruction. Primary extranodal lymphomas comprise about 10% of all malignant lymphomas. However, the primary malignant lymphoma of trachea is extremely rare. We presented here a case of 62-year-old male, was diagnosed as a primary extranodal lymphoma arising in the trachea with review of literature.