Trachea

Normal Anatomy 
Inflammation 
Mucus Plugs 
Fistulas 
Pneumonectomy 
Breast Cancer 
Carcinoma 
Stenosis 
Stent Placement 
Tracheostomy Changes




Normal Anatomy 

Normal "sabre" trachea 


Inflammation 

Inflamed trachea 


Mucus Plugs 

Mucus plug coming into trachea from left main bronchus 


Fistulas 
Cyanomethacrylate adhesive in trachea 
Secondary tracheal fistula - Post cyanomethacrylate adhessive treatment 

Right tracheopleural fistula after pneumonectomy 

Tracheopleural fistula status post cyanoacrylate (super glue) application 

3 days status post cyanoacrylate application 

8 days status post cryanoacrylate application 

10 days status post cryanoacrylate application 

16 days status post cryanoacrylate application 

Post cryanoacrylate in fistula 


Pneumonectomy 


Post right pneumonectomy 


Breast Cancer 


Breast cancer in trachea 

 


Breast cancer in trachea - post treatment 


Carcinoma 


Primary squamous cell carcinoma in trachea - during laser therapy 

Squamous cell cancer in trachea 

 

Adenocarcinoma in right main distal bronchus 

Stenosis 

Subglottic stenosis 

Status post laser treatment 


Stent Placement 

 


Nitinol stent implanted into trachea for significant granulations and tracheomalacia 

Nitinol stent just below tracheostomy tube 


Dumon stent coming out of R main bronchus in trachea 


Tracheostomy Changes 

Granulations associated with tracheostomy tube 

Anterior tracheal wall encroaching on trachea - post tracheostomy
(immediately below vocal chords)