Post-Lobectomy Tracheal Metastasis of Stage Ib Lung Cancer
1Department of Thoracic Surgery, Ankara Ataturk Sanatorium Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Türkiye
2Department of Respiratory Medicine, Ankara Ataturk Sanatorium Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Türkiye
J Clin Pract Res 2024; 46(1): 98-101 DOI: 10.14744/cpr.2023.35220
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Abstract

Background: Endotracheal/endobronchial metastases represent an extremely rare catego-ry of diseases, lacking population-based incidence studies. These metastases are generally classified into two types: pulmonary and nonpulmonary. Pulmonary metastases are consid-erably rarer than their nonpulmonary counterparts.
Case Report: We present a rare case of tracheal metastasis, diagnosed during a follow-up two years after the anatomical resection of early-stage lung cancer. This case was success-fully treated.
Conclusion: Tracheal metastases after lung cancer surgery are exceedingly rare. Patients of-ten exhibit radiological findings before becoming symptomatic. Therefore, bronchoscopic evaluation is recommended when radiological and clinical suspicions arise.