Adenoid cystic carcinoma of trachea presenting as a medical emergency- A case report

Abstract

Adenoid cystic carcinoma is a chief histologic type of malignancy of minor salivary glands. Primary malignant Tracheal neoplasms are rare <0.1%, with Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma being very rare. It arises from mucous secreting cells of salivary glands and upper respiratory tract. After Squamous Cell Carcinoma it is second most common Primary tracheal malignancy. Diagnosis can be done by Computed Tomography or Magnetic Resonance Imaging. But histopathology remains gold standard of diagnosis.