Farrell M L, Gluckman J L, Biddinger P
Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Cincinnati Medical Center, College of Medicine, Ohio 45267-0528, USA.
Head Neck. 1998 Sep;20(6):568-72. doi: 10.1002/(sici)1097-0347(199809)20:6<568::aid-hed13>3.0.co;2-d.
Tracheal neoplasms are extremely rare, representing only 0.2% of malignancies of the respiratory tract. A case of tracheal chondrosarcoma, with airway obstruction, seen in the Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery at the University of Cincinnati is presented. Review of the literature was undertaken, revealing 10 previously described cases. Clinical presentation and treatment options are described.
A literature review of all reports of tracheal chondrosarcoma was undertaken.
From this review, we identified only 10 single case reports. The majority of patients were elderly men, with lesions in the mid to distal trachea. Treatment predominantly consisted of tracheal resection. Recurrence was associated with failure to achieve complete resection.
We conclude that tracheal chondrosarcoma is an exceedingly rare upper airway neoplasm. Treatment should be aimed at complete surgical removal.
气管肿瘤极为罕见，仅占呼吸道恶性肿瘤的0.2%。本文介绍了一例在辛辛那提大学耳鼻咽喉头颈外科所见的伴有气道阻塞的气管软骨肉瘤病例。对文献进行了回顾，发现了10例先前描述的病例。描述了临床表现和治疗选择。
对所有气管软骨肉瘤报告进行文献回顾。
通过此次回顾，我们仅发现10例单病例报告。大多数患者为老年男性，病变位于气管中下段。治疗主要包括气管切除术。复发与未能实现完全切除有关。
我们得出结论，气管软骨肉瘤是一种极其罕见的上呼吸道肿瘤。治疗应旨在通过手术完全切除。
