Surgical treatment of transclavicular and transsternal tumor.
- Author:
Dong-Dong ZHU
1
;
Zhan-Quan YANG
Author Information
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- MeSH: Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Child; Child, Preschool; Clavicle; pathology; Female; Head and Neck Neoplasms; pathology; surgery; Humans; Male; Mediastinal Neoplasms; pathology; Middle Aged; Neck; surgery; Retrospective Studies; Sternum; pathology; Thoracic Cavity; surgery; Young Adult
- From: Chinese Journal of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery 2006;41(11):848-850
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
OBJECTIVETo investigate surgical treatment approach of transclavicular and transsternal tumor.
METHODSTwelve cases of neck-root and mediastinum thoracis tumor subjected to cervicothoracic-combined surgical treatment were retrospectively analyzed and summarized.
RESULTSSeven cases of benign tumor survived 1-8 years after surgery. The other 5 patients were malignant tumor. Among 4 cases of metastatic squamous cell carcinoma without definite origin at neck-root site who underwent operation and routine radiotherapy, one case died of orthotopic relapse and armpit metastasis at the 16th months postoperatively; one case was lost of follow-up after surgery; another two cases showed no relapse after follow-up of 50 months and 27 months, respectively. In addition, one case of thyroid papillary carcinoma located at neck-root and mediastinum remained alive for 40 months after operation combined with radiotherapy and chemotherapy.
CONCLUSIONSThe evaluation of twelve cases of transclavicular and transsternal tumor with adoption of cervicothoracic-combined surgical approach improves and develops traditional knowledge of surgical therapy of neck-root tumors.
