title: Surgical treatment of tracheal and carinal tumors.
abstract: Tracheal tumors are rare. The two most common histologic types (occurring in about equal numbers) are adenoid cystic carcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma. Current approaches for tracheal mobilization allow safe resection of up to 50% of the tracheal length and primary anastomosis in the vast majority of patients.
authors.affiliation: Section of General Thoracic Surgery, Division of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Minnesota Medical School, MMC 207, 420 Delaware Street SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA.
authors.forename: Jonathan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: D'Cunha
authors.forename: Michael A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Maddaus
mesh_terms: D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical; D001999:Bronchoscopy; D006801:Humans; D019736:Prostheses and Implants; D013536:Suture Techniques; D013908:Thoracotomy; D014134:Tracheal Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*