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Korean J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1998; 31(8): 799-803
Published online August 5, 1998
Copyright © Journal of Chest Surgery.
Jong Ho Lee, M.D.*, Seok Whan Moon, M.D.*, Keon Hyun Cho, M.D.*, Young Pil Wang, M.D.*, Moon Sub Kwack, M.D.*, Se Wha Kim, M.D.*
IDepartment of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery,Catholic University of Korea, College of Medicine, Seoul.
This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0) which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Background: Tumors of the trachea are rare despite their histologic similarity to tumors of the main stem bronchus and lung.
Materials and methods: Fourteen patients with tracheal tumor underwent surgical, radiational, or laser photocoagulation therapy from March 1981 to July 1996. Nine patients were malignant and five patients were benign. The most common malignant tumor was adenoid cystic carcinoma.
Results: Age ranged from 10 to 65 years with mean age of 45.9 years. Most tumors were located middle and lower one-third of trachea. Surgery was done through collar incision, or collar incision with vertical partial sternal division, or left posterolateral thoracotomy, or sternal division with laryngeal release. Two patients died after operation, because of the disruption of anastomosis and airway obstruction,and laryngeal edema after suprahyoid release. Only one patient died after 8 month of diagnosis. The other patients were doing well during the follow-up period.
(Korean J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1998;31:799-803)
Keywords: Tracheal neoplasm
Korean J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1998; 31(8): 799-803
Published online August 5, 1998
Copyright © Journal of Chest Surgery.
Jong Ho Lee, M.D.*, Seok Whan Moon, M.D.*, Keon Hyun Cho, M.D.*, Young Pil Wang, M.D.*, Moon Sub Kwack, M.D.*, Se Wha Kim, M.D.*
IDepartment of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery,Catholic University of Korea, College of Medicine, Seoul.
This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0) which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Background: Tumors of the trachea are rare despite their histologic similarity to tumors of the main stem bronchus and lung.
Materials and methods: Fourteen patients with tracheal tumor underwent surgical, radiational, or laser photocoagulation therapy from March 1981 to July 1996. Nine patients were malignant and five patients were benign. The most common malignant tumor was adenoid cystic carcinoma.
Results: Age ranged from 10 to 65 years with mean age of 45.9 years. Most tumors were located middle and lower one-third of trachea. Surgery was done through collar incision, or collar incision with vertical partial sternal division, or left posterolateral thoracotomy, or sternal division with laryngeal release. Two patients died after operation, because of the disruption of anastomosis and airway obstruction,and laryngeal edema after suprahyoid release. Only one patient died after 8 month of diagnosis. The other patients were doing well during the follow-up period.
(Korean J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1998;31:799-803)
Keywords: Tracheal neoplasm