Table 1. Clinical, tomodensitometry characteristics, surgical management and outcome (study group, n=11).
| Variable | N |
|---|---|
| Clinical characteristics | |
| Age (years) | |
| Mean ± SD | 41±15 |
| Range | 17–69 |
| Sex-ratio | 0.8 |
| Tobacco use | 1 |
| Allergic manifestations | 3 |
| Neurofibromatosis | 1 |
| Drepanocytosis | 1 |
| Symptoms | |
| Dyspnea | 4 |
| Pain | 2 |
| Dysphagia | 2 |
| Cough | 2 |
| Pemphigus | 2 |
| Weight loss | 1 |
| Fever | 1 |
| SVC syndrome | 1 |
| Mouth aphthosis | 1 |
| Fortuitous diagnosis | 3 |
| Tomodensitometry characteristics | |
| Tumor size (mm) | |
| Mean ± SD | 57±13 |
| Range | 40–80 |
| Tumor location | |
| Sub-carinal | 3 |
| Right para-tracheal | 2 |
| Left para-tracheal | 2 |
| Anterior | 2 |
| Posterior | 1 |
| Hilar | 1 |
| Tumor characteristics | |
| Calcifications | 3 |
| Contrast enhancement | 2 |
| Central necrosis | 1 |
| Associated CT abnormalities | |
| Interstitial syndrome | 2 |
| Oesophageal compression | 2 |
| Vena cava compression | 2 |
| Surgical management | |
| Operative approach | |
| Postero-lateral thoracotomy | 6 |
| Full sternotomy | 2 |
| Partial sternotomy | 2 |
| VATS | 1 |
| Additional procedures | |
| Mediastinal lymphadenectomy | 2 |
| Thymectomy | 3 |
| Preoperative tracheostomy | 1 |
| Inferior bilobectomy | 1 |
| Outcome | |
| Postoperative course | |
| Pneumonia | 1 |
| Atelectasis | 1 |
| Transient phrenic palsy | 1 |
| Mortality | 0 |
SVC, superior vena cava; VATS, video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery.