[Palliation of airway obstruction under a T-tube stent in a patient with thyroid carcinoma invading the trachea: a case report].
Invasion of the neoplasma to the upper airway tract is the life threatening factor. We experienced a 74-year-old female with thyroid carcinoma invading the trachea, for whom radical resection was infeasible. So for the palliation of airway obstruction we inserted the silicone rubber T-tube stent from 0.5 cm above the vocal cord to 2 cm before the carina after endotracheal tumor resection with Nd-YAG laser. As the result, she has led an active life for the last 6 months after the operation. We consider that the T-tube stent is effective tool in the management of airway obstruction for the slow growing neoplasma.
Hasegawa
J
J
Department of Thoracic Surgery, Kure National Hospital.
Nakaoka
K
K
Mishiyama
M
M
Takahashi
T
T
Ihara
K
K
Takao
T
T
D000368:Aged; D000402:Airway Obstruction / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness; D010166:Palliative Care; D015607:Stents; D013964:Thyroid Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D014134:Tracheal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D014139:Tracheostomy