Title of article :
Tracheal Chondrosarcoma: Systematic Review of TumorCharacteristics, Diagnosis, and Treatment Outcomes withCase Report
Author/Authors :
Kutzner, Emily A. School of Medicine - Loma Linda University - Loma Linda - CA 92350, USA , Park, Joshua S. Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery - Loma Linda University Medical Center - LomaLinda - CA92354, USA , Inman , Jared C. Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery - Loma Linda University Medical Center - LomaLinda - CA92354, USA , Zaheer, Salman Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery - Loma Linda University Medical Cente - Loma Linda - CA 92354, USA
Abstract :
To our knowledge this is the first systematic review of tracheal chondrosarcoma treatment outcomes. Management insights arethoroughly discussed. Men constitute 93.8% of cases, and most of these occur in the distal trachea. The most common symptom,dyspnea, occurs in virtually all patients. Extratracheal extension had occurred in 78.6% of patients. Definitive treatment withtracheal resection showed no recurrences in 10 patients with mean follow-up of 3.1 years. Adjuvant radiotherapy may be utilizedfor improving local control when open complete resection cannot be performed, but only after endoscopic excision of gross tumor.
Keywords :
Tracheal Chondrosarcoma , Systematic Review , Tumor Characteristics , Diagnosis , Treatment Outcomes
Journal title :
Case Reports in Oncological Medicine
