title: [Surgical treatment of primary tracheal tumors in 63 cases].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To summarize the experience in diagnosis and treatment of primary tracheal tumors, and to improve the life quality of patients.
  
  
  METHODS
  Sixty-three patients with primary tracheal tumors treated in the First Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University during the past 40 years were included in this study, among them, there were 42 cases of malignant tumors and 21 cases of benign tumors. The 61 patients underwent surgery including tracheal sleeve resection (22), carinal resection and reconstruction (6), semi-carinal resection and reconstruction (6), tracheal resection for tracheal tumors (17); tracheostomy (4), tracheal resection, partial resection of the thyroid (goiter) and esophagomyotomy (1), tracheal tumor resection and vertical hemilaryngectomy with reconstruction of laryngeal ventricle and trachea by sternocleidomastoid flap (2), cervical trachea and laryngeal resection (1), and carinal scrape (2).
  
  
  RESULTS
  Fifty-five patients had an uneventful recovery. Eight patients suffered from postoperative complications, among them 3 patients died postoperatively.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Primary tracheal tumors often present atypical symptoms, are easily misdiagnosed and with poor prognosis. The main aim of treatment remains to remove the airway obstruction.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, China Medical University, Shenyang, China.
authors.forename: Yan-bin
authors.initials: YB
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.forename: Chun-lu
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Hong-xu
authors.initials: HX
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Hou-wen
authors.initials: HW
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Yong-xiao
authors.initials: YX
authors.lastname: Hu
authors.forename: Lin
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Shun
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Xu
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003528:Carcinoma, Adenoid Cystic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D002812:Chondroma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local; D010212:Papilloma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods; D015996:Survival Rate; D014134:Tracheal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D014140:Tracheotomy / Q000379:methods*; D055815:Young Adult