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Rare case of radiation-induced primary tracheal carcinoma

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Primary carcinoma of the trachea is an exceeding rare entity. We present a case of radiation-induced primary squamous cell carcinoma of the trachea in a young woman. The case highlights a diagnostic challenge of this atypical disease entity.

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  1. Section of Thoracic Surgery, Yale University School of Medicine, BB205, 330 Cedar Street, New Haven, CT, 06520, USA

    Makoto Mori & Frank C. Detterbeck

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  1. Makoto Mori
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Correspondence to Frank C. Detterbeck.

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All authors (Makoto Mori and Frank Detterbeck) have no conflict of interests. This study was not funded.

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Mori, M., Detterbeck, F.C. Rare case of radiation-induced primary tracheal carcinoma. Gen Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 66, 549–551 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11748-018-0907-0

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