TRACHEAL CANCER

Course overview

PRIMARY TRACHEAL NEOPLASMS ARE VERY UNCOMMON BUT ARE USUALLY MALIGNANT IN ADULTS AND BENIGN IN CHILDREN. THEY PRESENT WITH SYMPTOMS THAT MIMIC OTHER CONDITIONS, SO THERE IS OFTEN DIAGNOSTIC DELAY, AND BY THE TIME THE DIAGNOSIS IS CERTAIN, THE CANCER IS IN AN ADVANCED STAGE, WHICH AFFECTS THE PROGNOSIS. THIS ACTIVITY DESCRIBES THE CAUSE, PATHOPHYSIOLOGY, PRESENTATION AND DIAGNOSIS OF TRACHEAL CANCER AND HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN ITS MANAGEMENT.