Treatment of Primary Tracheal Carcinoma in Finland in 1967–1985

Authors

  • Mikko P. Manninen Department of Clinical Sciences, University of Tampere, Tampere, Finland
  • Juhani S. Pukander Department of Clinical Sciences, University of Tampere, Tampere, Finland
  • Martti K. Flander Department of Oncology, Tampere University Hospital, Tampere, Finland
  • Pekka J. Laippala Departments of Public Health, University of Tampere, Tampere, Finland
  • Heini S. A. Huhtala Departments of Public Health, University of Tampere, Tampere, Finland
  • Pekka H. Karma Department of Otolaryngology, Helsinki University Central Hospital, Helsinki, Finland

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3109/02841869309093595

Abstract

The treatment results of all the 95 primary tracheal carcinomas recorded by the Finnish Cancer Registry in 1967–1985 are evaluated. Six of the 95 patients were treated by surgery, 60 received radiotherapy and 29 were left untreated or received only palliative endoscopic or cytostatic therapy. The prognosis of the disease was poor. Among the 44 squamous cell carcinoma patients treated by radiotherapy, the median survival time after the diagnosis was 8 months (range 1–81 months). Complete response to radiotherapy was a favourable prognostic sign; after complete response the survival rates at 1, 2 and 5 years were 45%, 18% and 9% respectively. Patients with adenocystic carcinoma had the best prognosis.

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Published

1993-01-01

How to Cite

Manninen, M. P. ., Pukander, J. S. ., Flander, M. K. ., Laippala, P. J. ., Huhtala, H. S. A. ., & Karma, P. H. . (1993). Treatment of Primary Tracheal Carcinoma in Finland in 1967–1985. Acta Oncologica, 32(3), 277–282. https://doi.org/10.3109/02841869309093595

Issue

Vol. 32 No. 3 (1993): Acta Oncologica

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