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The Division of Thoracic Surgery at Mass General has the largest experience of tracheal resections for primary tumors of the airway, having performed more than 300 of these tracheal procedures.
The primary tumors fall into three categories:
Our extensive experience in managing these primary tracheal tumors has led to outstanding results in these very difficult neoplasms.
Surgical Treatment
Surgical management encompasses all of the principles of airway surgery, from laryngotracheal resection and cervical exenterations; to larynx sparing laryngotracheal resections and reconstructions; to primary tracheal resection and reconstructions and carinal resections and reconstructions.
-- Douglas J. Mathisen, M.D.
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