Adenoid cystic carcinoma of the airway: Thirty-two-year experience

Abstract

Adenoid cystic carcinoma of the upper airway is a rare tumor, which is locally invasive and frequently amenable to resection. Although late local recurrence after resection is a feature of this tumor (up to 29 years), excellent long-term palliation is commonly achieved after both complete and incomplete resection. There was a small difference in survival between patients having complete and incomplete resection. Long periods of control can be obtained with radiotherapy alone. The best results, in this series of patients, were obtained by resection. Adjuvant radiotherapy is assumed to favorably influence survival.

Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma of Trachea: A Diagnostic and Therapeutic Challenge

“…However, studies so far suggest similar behaviour of ACC in trachea to other head and neck subsites [1,3,4]. …”

“…The incidence of primary tracheal tumors is \0.2 per 100,000 people per year with a prevalence of 1 per 15,000 autopsies. The most common tracheal tumor is squamous cell carcinoma followed by ACC, which together represent two-thirds of the tumors in airway [4]. Respiratory tumors arising from glandular tissue in trachea constitute 10 % of all the tracheobronchial tumors.…”

Primary Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma of the lung: Case Report

“…[17,18] Maziak ve ark.nın çalışmasında 38 hastanın 32'sinde rezeksiyon uygulanmış ve çoğu hastada submukozal ve perinöral bölgede yayılım saptanmıştır. [18] Molina ve ark.nın çalışmasında adenoid kistik karsi-sonrası uygulanan radyoterapinin sağkalımı artırdığı gösterilmiştir. Rezeke edilemeyen tümörlerde ve cerrahinin mümkün olamayacağı durumlarda primer radyoterapi yüz güldürücüdür.…”

Tracheal surgery

“…Long-term results of worldwide major experiences of surgery for tracheal tumours are reported in table 3 suggesting a more favourable prognosis for resectable tumours [36,[38][39][40].…”