Compromiso tumoral de vía aérea en pediatría / Pediatric airway compromise by tumors

Los tumores traqueo bronquiales son extremadamente infrecuentes en la edad pediátrica e incluyen lesiones benignas y malignas. Por la baja frecuencia en niños y sintomatología respiratoria inespecífica, la sospecha diagnostica es habitualmente tardía. El tratamiento de elección en la mayoría de ellos es la resección quirúrgica abierta, sin embargo, la remoción endoscopia podría estar indicada es casos muy seleccionados con histología benigna y de localización accesible.

Tracheobronchial tumors are extremely rare in children and include benign and malignant lesions. Due to the low frequency in children and nonspecific respiratory symptoms, diagnostic suspicion is usually late. The treatment of choice in most of them is open surgical resection, however, endoscopy removal could be indicated in highly selected cases with benign histology and accessible location.

Modern chemoradiation practices for malignant tumors of the trachea: An institutional experience.

Background: Malignant tumors of the trachea are rare. A multimodality treatment approach is often necessary. Outcomes of radical non-surgical approaches are sparse. Radiation combined with sequential or concurrent chemotherapy is an important treatment option. Materials and Methods: We present an analysis of outcomes using modern radiotherapy and chemotherapy for tracheal tumors. Results: Radiation dose escalation using modern techniques is of benefit for these tumors. The results with chemotherapy are encouraging. Conclusions: Radiation plays a distinct role and should be a part of treatment for these tumors. The role of chemotherapy needs to be studied further.

Surgical treatment of differentiated thyroid carcinoma with larynx and trachea invasion / 中华内分泌外科杂志

Objective To discuss the surgical treatment of differentiated thyroid carcinoma ( DTC) viola-ting larynx and trachea .Methods 29 patients with DTC violating larynx and trachea received primary tumor re-section.Among them, 6 patients were with larynx violation , 3 patients with larynx and trachea violation , 16 pa-tients with trachea violation , and 4 patients with anterior strap muscles and skin violation .In addition, 5 patients were type I , 4 patients type II , 9 patients type III , and 11 patients type IV .All patients accepted the total thy-roidectomy.For patients with larynx and trachea violations , 9 received the slashing tracheal surgery ( type I and II) , 15 patients received the window resection and sternocleidomastoid muscle periosteal flap reconstruction , sleeve resection and anastomosis reconstruction , and window resection and gastrostomy .3 patients received total laryngectomy , 2 patients received partial laryngectomy and 4 patients with skin invasion received the reconstruc-tion with pectoralis major muscle flap .Results For these patients , 25 patients were with papillary adenocarcino-ma, and 4 patients with follicular carcinoma .All patients were followed up for 1 to 8 years.3 cases suffered from recurrence, 2 cases with tracheal recurrence received reoperation .3 cases with lung metastasis received the I 131 therapy, among whom 2 cases achieved the local control of lung tumor and the other one survived with tumor .1 patient died of the neck lymph nodes recurrence .25 patients survived over 3 years.13 patients survived over 5 years.Conclusions For patients with DTC with larynx and trachea violation , we should try our best to eliminate the tumor tissues.For the organs invaded by tumors , if possibly, elimination is also needed .This will eliminate or release the suffocation resulted from bleeding or obstruction .In addition , the function of larynx and trachea can be reconstructed and the life quality of these patients can be improved through the flap reconstruction and trachea anastomosis.Standard endocrine therapy and nuclear medicine therapy contribute to the prognosis improvement .

Tumores primitivos traqueales / Tracheal primary Tumours

Antecedentes: Los tumores primitivos de la tráquea son infrecuentes y el éxito del tratamiento quirúrgico depende de la precisa indicación y selección de pacientes. Objetivos: Evaluar los factores histopatológicos y quirúrgicos que pudieran influir en la supervivencia de una serie de pacientes con tumores primarios de tráquea tratados quirúrgicamente. Material y métodos: Se estudiaron todos los pacientes con diagnóstico de tumor primitivo traqueal desde enero del 1971 hasta junio del 2011. Dieciséis de estos pacientes fueron motivo de una publicación previa. Las variables analizadas fueron: edad, tipo histológico, longitud de la resección y presencia de enfermedad en márgenes de resección. Para el análisis de supervivencia se utilizó el log rank test y las curvas de Kaplan Meier utilizando el paquete estadístico STATA 9.0. Los datos están expresados en medianas, rangos, IC 95% y porcentajes. El número de casos por grupo invalida realizar análisis multivariado. Resultados: Fueron estudiados 54 pacientes: 22 hombres (41%) y 32 mujeres (59%). Mediana de edad: 50 años. El tipo histológico más frecuente fue el carcinoma adenoide quístico (41%), seguido por el carcinoma epidermoide (19%), los tumores carcinoides (7.4%), adenocarcinomas (7.4%), el carcinoma mucoepidermoide de bajo grado (6%) y el fibrosarcoma (6%); el resto (13.2%) correspondió a lesiones benignas. La mediana de seguimiento para todos ellos fue de 2 años (rango 1-26 años). Al analizar separadamente los tumores adenoquísticos (22) y epidermoides (10), encontramos que la edad mayor a 50 años (HR 3.27, IC 95% 1.24-8.67, p = 0.017), el diagnóstico de carcinoma epidermoide (HR 12.29, IC 95% 3.18-47.49, p = 0.00), la presencia de márgenes de resección positivos (HR 5.78, IC 95% 1.42-23.64, p = 0.015) y las resecciones mayores a 6 cm (HR 11.86, IC 95% 3.31-42.44 p = 0.00) fueron factores asociados significativamente a menor tiempo de supervivencia. Conclusiones: En esta serie de tumores traqueales observamos que los pacientes mayores a 50 años, el carcinoma epidermoide, las resecciones extensas y los márgenes insuficientes fueron factores de mal pronóstico. Estos factores deben tenerse en consideración al establecer la estrategia terapéutica en cada paciente.

Background: Primary tracheal tumors are infrequent and their successful treatment depends on the selection of patients and precise surgical indications. The aim of this paper was to evaluate the histopathology and surgical factors that may influence survival in a series of patients with tracheal tumors that underwent surgery, endoscopic resection, prosthesis, and oncologic treatment. Methods: We revised the records of 54 patients with the diagnosis of tracheal tumors from January 1971 through June 2011. A report on sixteen of these patients was published previously. The following features were taken into account: age, histological type of the tumor, extent of resection of the involved trachea and the presence of remaining disease in the margins. The log Rank test and Kaplan Meier curves were used for survival analysis. Data were expressed as median, ranges, CI 95% and percentages. Multivariate analysis was not performed due to the small number of cases per group. Results: The series consisted of 54 patients, 22 men (41%) and 32 women (59%) . The median age was 50 years. The commonest histological type was adenocystic carcinoma (41%) followed by squamous cell carcinoma (19 %,) carcinoid tumors (7.4%) adenocarcinoma (7.4%), mucoepidermoid carcinoma (6%) and fibrosarcoma (6%). The remaining tumors were benign lesions (13.2%). The median follow up was 2 years, (range 1-26 years). Analyzing separately adenocystic carcinomas (22) and squamous cell carcinomas (10), we found that age older than 50 years (HR 3.27, 95% CI 1.24-8.67, p = 0.017), diagnosis of squamous cell carcinoma (HR 12.29, 95 % 3.18-47.49, p = 0.00), the presence of tumor in the margins (HR 5.78, 95% CI 1.42-23.64, p = 0.015), and resections greater than 6 cm (HR 11.86, 95% CI 3.31-42.44 p = 0.00) were significantly associated with shorter survival time. Conclusion: This larger series of cases confirm, and extend the conclusions of our previous report. We found that in both, adenocystic carcinoma (ACC) and squamous cell carcinoma (SCC), the age, the presence of tumor in the resection margins, and the extent of resection (more than 6 cm) were significantly associated with a poorer prognosis and shorter survival time.

Papilomatose traqueal do adulto / Adult tracheal papillomatosis

Homem de 56 anos apresentou dois episódios de hemoptise, nos últimos três meses. Sua radiografia do toráx demonstrou discreto espessamento peribrônquico em ambas as bases pulmonares e na sua tomografia computadorizada do toráx, observamos uma massa na parede lateral esquerda da traquéia no seu terço médio. A lesão foi ressecada utilizando-se o eletrocautério do broncofibroscópio com bom resultado.

A 56 year-old man presented with two episodes of hemoptyses in the last 3 months. His chest X-ray disclosed peribronchial thickening at both lung bases and his chets computed tomography showed a mass in the tracheal lefth side wall in its medial third. The patient underwent to a bronchofiberscopy and resection of the lesion with electrocautery with good result and he recovered completely from his symptoms.