Treatment of primary tracheal schwannoma with endoscopic resection: A case report

Table 1 Four primary tracheal schwannoma cases treated by endoscopic therapy are reported in the literature

Characters	Ge etal[7]	Gibb etal[10]	Sharma etal[9]	Horovitz etal[11]
Population	China	China	United States	NA
Age	53	16	63	38
Sex	M	F	M	F
Clinical presentation	Cough, expectoration	Cough, asthma	Dyspnea	NA
Location	Distal trachea	Distal trachea	Proximal trachea	NA
Size	2.0 cm	NA	2.0 cm	NA
Treatment	APC/electrocautery	APC/electrocautery	APC/electrocautery	Endoscopic excision
Prognosis	Recurrence, 2 wk after endoscopic resection	Uneventful for 18 mo	Uneventful for 8 mo	Recurrence, 12 yr after endoscopic resection

F: Female; M: Male; APC: Argon plasma coagulation; NA: Not applicable.