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- The study evaluates the surgical outcomes and long-term survival of patients with tracheobronchial carcinoid tumors over a 9-year period in Morocco.
- A total of 23 patients had surgery, with the majority being young adults and symptoms mainly presenting as haemoptysis; tumor location was predominantly in the right bronchial tree.
- The results indicate a favorable prognosis post-surgery, with 91% of patients doing well after an average follow-up of 29 months, highlighting surgery as the only effective curative treatment.
Article Abstract
Introduction: Our purpose is to evaluate our results of surgery for tracheobronchial carcinoid tumour as well as the long-term survival.
Methods: This is a retrospective and descriptive study performed in the department of thoracic surgery of CHU Hassan II (Marocco) over a period of 9 years. It concerns all patients with a tracheal or bronchial carcinoid tumour who underwent surgery.
Results: Twenty-three patients with a mean age of 39 years were operated on for 24 carcinoid tumours. The sex ratio was 0.29. The diagnostic delay ranged from 3 months to 8 years and the main symptom was haemoptysis in 74% of cases (n=17). The tumour was localized in the right bronchial tree in 70% of cases (n=16). The procedures performed were tracheal resection and end-to-end anastomosis in 1 case, lobectomy in 12 cases including 3 sleeve lobectomies, bilobectomy of middle and lower lobes in 7 cases and pneumonectomy in 4 cases. The prognosis was favourable in 91% after an average follow-up of 29 months.
Conclusions: Surgery remains the only curative therapeutic option for tracheobronchial carcinoid tumours with acceptable morbidity and mortality.
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| http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rmr.2019.08.007 | DOI Listing |
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