Primary Carcinoma of the Trachea

Abstract

Primary carcinoma of the trachea, in its rarity, contrasts with carcinoma of the bronchus, whose increasing frequency has been recognized during the last twenty-five years. Since von Bruns's publication of the statistics available up to 1898, the literature has been reviewed by In this paper we describe a case of primary tracheal carcinoma closely resembling one of Culp's reported cases, and we review the literature, including new cases from the period June, 1936, to December, 1945.