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Primary Tracheal Tumors

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Primary tracheal tumors are sporadic and represent 0.1% of all malignancy. The low index of suspicion and nonspecific symptoms often result in diagnostic delays. Surgery is the primary treatment with the optimal survival rates. Radiation can play a vital role in adjuvant, curative (unresectable), and palliative settings.

Lack of a standard staging system is a significant challenge, and the current state of primary tracheal cancer literature reflects a lack of a high level of evidence interventions. The management relies on available low-quality evidence, with databases lacking complete details and jeopardized by geographical bias. Using a standard staging system, creating a central/national level rare disease database, and rigorous data recording would help overcome some of the current shortcomings. Managing these rare tumors in experienced centers with multidisciplinary expertise is recommended.

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Rathod, S. (2023). Primary Tracheal Tumors. In: Jeremić, B. (eds) Advances in Radiation Oncology in Lung Cancer. Medical Radiology(). Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/174_2022_334

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