Surgical treatment for well-differentiated thyroid carcinoma invading the laryngotrachea.
- Author:
Jialin HE
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Author Information
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- MeSH: Adult; Aged; Female; Humans; Laryngeal Neoplasms; mortality; surgery; Male; Middle Aged; Neoplasm Invasiveness; Survival Rate; Thyroid Neoplasms; mortality; surgery; Tracheal Neoplasms; mortality; surgery
- From: Chinese Journal of Oncology 2002;24(6):589-591
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
OBJECTIVETo discuss the method of surgical treatment for well-differentiated thyroid carcinoma (WDTC) invading the laryngotrachea.
METHODSAccording to surgical procedure, 21 patients with WDTC invading the laryngotrachea were divided into tumor radical removal group (Group A, n = 5), tumor chisel group (Group B, n = 11) and tumor debulking group (Group C, n = 5).
RESULTSThe overall 3-, 5- and 7-year survival rates were 81.0% (17/21), 61.9% (13/21) and 42.9% with better result in Group A (P < 0.001) and Group B (P < 0.03) than in Group C, however, without any significance between Groups A and B (P > 0.05).
CONCLUSIONConservative operation should be considered in most patients with well differentiated thyroid carcinoma invading the laryngotrachea. Only in the presence of intraluminal invasion in the trachea causing hemoptysis and airway obstruction does it require radical operation.
