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Table 1 Patient clinical characteristics and treatments

From: Clinical features, treatment and outcomes in patients with tracheal adenoid cystic carcinoma: a systematic literature review

Patient characteristics

n (%)

All patients

1252

Demographics

1088

Average age (years)

48.7(14–97)

Gender

 Male

501

 Female

587

Presenting symptoms

813

 Dyspnea

699 (86.0)

 Cough

471 (58.0)

 Shortness of breath

302 (37.1)

 Hemoptysis

125 (15.4)

 Wheeze

32 (3.9)

 Pectoralgia

20 (2.5)

 Stridor

7 (0.9)

 Neck swelling

3 (0.4)

 Hoarseness

2 (0.2)

Radiography, Endoscopy

949

 CT and Bronchoscopy

687 (72.4)

 Bronchoscopy

162 (17.1)

 CT or PET-CT

72 (7.6)

 X-ray and Bronchoscopy

22 (2.3)

 CT and larynoscopy

4 (0.4)

 MRI and/or larynoscopy

2 (0.2)

Treatment modalities

1239

 Surgery

507 (40.9)

 Surgery and RT

451 (36.4)

 RT

238 (19.2)

 Surgery, RT and Chemotherapy

26 (2.1)

 Surgery and Chemotherapy

10 (0.8)

 RT and Chemotherapy

4 (0.03)

 Chemotherapy

1 (0.01)

 Other

2 (0.02)