Table 1 Clinical data of 15 patients with extensive tracheal defects after thyroid cancer surgery repaired with modified spiral tracheoplasty
No. | Age | Sex | TNM classifications | Past Medical History | Location of the tumor | Cricoid cartilage was invaded | Length of tracheal defect(cm) | Tracheal defects accounted for circumferential proportion | Time to tracheal reconstruction(min) | Complication | Follow-up time(month) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 48 | F | T4aN1aM0 | Diabetes | Left | No | 5.5 | 50% | 50 | None | 60 |
2 | 52 | F | T4aN1bM0 | None | Right | No | 6 | 60% | 60 | None | 57 |
3 | 50 | F | T4aN1bM0 | Hypertension, diabetes | Right | No | 6 | 50% | 50 | None | 53 |
4 | 36 | M | T4bN1aM0 | Hypertension | Right | Yes | 6.5 | 50% | 60 | right vocal cord was paralyzed | 50 |
5 | 36 | F | T4aN1bM0 | None | Left | No | 7.5 | 40% | 30 | None | After 17 months of follow-up, lung metastasis occurred, and a second iodine-131 treatment was performed |
6 | 67 | F | T4aN0M0 | diabetes | Right | No | 5.5 | 40% | 30 | None | 40 |
7 | 66 | F | T4bN1aM0 | None | Left | No | 5 | 50% | 50 | left vocal cord was paralyzed | 35 |
8 | 40 | M | T4aN1bM0 | None | Left | No | 6 | 40% | 30 | None | After 16 months of follow-up, the left level VI area lymph node recurred and reoperation |
9 | 43 | M | T4aN0M0 | None | Right | No | 5 | 60% | 30 | None | 32 |
10 | 66 | F | T4aN1bM0 | None | Right | Yes | 7.5 | 50% | 40 | bilateral vocal cord paralysis | 30 |
11 | 55 | M | T4aN1bM0 | None | Left | No | 5 | 60% | 30 | None | 24 |
12 | 63 | F | T4aN0M0 | None | Left | No | 5 | 50% | 40 | None | 20 |
13 | 55 | M | T4aN1aM0 | None | Right | No | 6.5 | 50% | 30 | None | 16 |
14 | 67 | F | T4aN1bM0 | Diabetes | Right | No | 6 | 40% | 40 | right vocal cord was paralyzed | 15 |
15 | 52 | F | T4aN0M0 | None | Left | Yes | 7 | 60% | 50 | bilateral vocal cord was paralyzed | 12 |