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Treatment of Childhood Tracheobronchial Tumors

Source: Childhood Tracheobronchial Tumors Treatment (PDQ®)–Health Professional Version, National Cancer Institute.

Source updated: January 6, 2025 · Captured 2026-09-09.

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The treatment of choice is conservative pulmonary resection, including sleeve segmental resection (when feasible), with the removal of the involved lymphatics.[1,2]; [3][Level of evidence B4]

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Chemotherapy and radiation therapy are not indicated for tracheobronchial tumors, unless evidence of metastasis is documented or the tumor is a rhabdomyosarcoma.

Treatment options for tracheobronchial tumors, according to histological type, are as follows:

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Carcinoid Tumors (Neuroendocrine Tumors of the Bronchus) →Mucoepidermoid Carcinomas →Inflammatory Myofibroblastic Tumors →Rhabdomyosarcomas →Granular Cell Tumors →

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