Table 2.
Outline of major features characterizing presentation of 29 cases of tracheobronchial pleomorphic adenoma
|
Variable
|
n
(%) or median (IQR)
|
| Sex | |
| Female | 16 (55.17) |
| Male | 13 (44.83) |
| Age, yr | |
| Median (range) | 48 (8-83) |
| Symptoms | |
| Asymptomatic | 2 (6.90) |
| Respiratory symptoms (wheezing, dyspnea, cough, stridor, hemoptysis) | 24 (82.76) |
| Fever | 2 (6.90) |
| Gastrointestinal symptoms (vomiting, diarrhea) | 1 (3.45) |
| Night sweats | 1 (3.45) |
| Chest pain | 1 (3.45) |
| Neck mass | 1 (3.45) |
| Clinical course | |
| Median (range) | 5.5 m (10 d-10 y) |
| Location | |
| Upper trachea | 8 (27.59) |
| Mid trachea | 3 (10.34) |
| Lower trachea | 9 (31.03) |
| Bronchus | 7 (24.14) |
| Thyroid | 1 (3.45) |
| Posterior mediastinum | 1 (3.45) |
| Size (largest diameter), cm | |
| Median (range) | 2 (1.2-6) |
| Recurrence | 1 (3.45) |
IQR: Interquartile range.