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. 2014 Oct 30;62(12):734–764. doi: 10.1007/s11748-014-0464-0

Table 6

4. Tracheal tumor

Cases 30-day mortality Hospital mortality
Hospital After discharge
4. Tracheal tumor 73 0 0 1 (1.4)
(A) Primary malignant tumor (histological classification)
 Squamous cell carcinoma 4 0 0 0
 Adenoid cystic carcinoma 19 0 0 0
 Mucoepidermoid carcinoma 1 0 0 0
 Others 1 0 0 0
 Total 25 0 0 0
(B) Metastatic/invasive malignant tumor e.g. invasion of thyroid cancer 23 0 0 1 (4.3)
(C) Benign tracheal tumor (histological classification)
 Papilloma 1 0 0 0
 Adenoma 2 0 0 0
 Neurofibroma 2 0 0 0
 Chondroma 1 0 0 0
 Leiomyoma 0 0 0 0
 Others 19 0 0 0
 Histology unknown 0 0 0 0
 Total 25 0 0 0
Operation
 Sleeve resection with reconstruction 28 0 0 0
 Wedge with simple closure 4 0 0 0
 Wedge with patch closure 0 0 0 0
 Total laryngectomy with tracheostomy 2 0 0 1 (50.0)
 Others 38 0 0 0
 Unknown 1 0 0 0
 Total 73 0 0 1 (1.4)

Values in parenthesis represent mortality %