Surgical treatment of primary tracheobronchial tumors: 16-year experience in a single center.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Primary tracheobronchial tumor (TBT) is a rare disease, and the prognostic factors of surgical treatment have not been well identified.

Methods

Patients with primary TBT and accepted surgical treatment between January 2004 and January 2020 at our institution were retrospectively analyzed. The univariate analysis and multivariate analysis were conducted on the malignant cases. The overall survival (OS) was analyzed using Kaplan-Meier method, and potential prognostic factors were analyzed using Cox regression analysis.

Results

A total of 69 patients (29 males and 40 females) were included. The median follow-up duration was 75.7 months (1.2-177.4 months). The most common histology was adenoid cystic carcinoma (ACC) (37.7%) followed by squamous cell carcinoma (

SUBMITTER: Liu Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8902130 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature