Tracheal Metastasis from Rectal Cancer: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

In Young Choi ¹, Bo-Kyoung Je ¹, Ki Yeol Lee ², Ji Yung Choo ², Seung Hwa Lee ², Ju Han Lee ³, Jae Seung Shin ⁴, Jun won Um ⁵

¹Department of Radiology, Ansan Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Korea University, Republic of Korea
²Department of Radiology, Korea University Ansan Hospital, Ansan, Republic of Korea
³Department of Pathology, Ansan Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Korea University, Republic of Korea
⁴Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Ansan Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Korea University, Republic of Korea
⁵Department of General Surgery, Ansan Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Korea University, Republic of Korea

DOI : 10.5152/balkanmedj.2012.114

Pages : 120-122

Abstract

The trachea is an uncommon site of metastasis from colorectal carcinoma. A few cases have been reported in the literature, but these focused mostly on the clinical aspects without detailing radiologic and histologic findings. The authors describe a 70-year-old woman who was diagnosed with tracheal metastasis from a primary rectal cancer. We present the contrast-enhanced chest computed temography (CT), including volume-rendered image, as well as bronchoscopic findings.