Young woman with history of asthma.


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Abstract: 

37-year-old woman with a history of asthma and chronic cough presented with new progressive wheezing and shortness of breath.    Thoracic CT scan demonstrated a paratracheal mass with a narrowing of the distal trachea and proximal main stem bronchi.

Bronchoscopy demonstrated occlusion of the main stem bronchi due to extrinsic compression and an endobronchial polypoid lesion.   A PET/CT scan revealed hypermetabolic paratracheal and peribronchial masses with no distant metastasis.

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Question Text

Given the clinical data and imaging findings, what is the least
likely diagnosis?
 

Answers
 Answer: Adenoid cystic carcinoma 
Correct Answer? 
No
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 Answer: Lymphoma 
Correct Answer? 
Yes
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 Answer: Squamous cell carcinoma 
Correct Answer? 
No
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 Answer: Carcinoid 
Correct Answer? 
No
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 Answer: Mucoepidermoid carcinoma 
Correct Answer? 
No
 
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