Endobronchial fibrosarcoma presenting as recurrent left‐sided pneumonia

We report a 6‐year old girl with recurrent and non‐resolving left‐sided “pneumonia” over a 3‐year period who was diagnosed with an endobronchial low‐grade fibrosarcoma. This highlights the importance of considering underlying localized airway obstruction in any case of clinically or radiologically a...

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Published in:Pediatric pulmonology 2011-06, Vol.46 (6), p.610-613
Main Authors: Gupta, Atul, Marsh, Rosemary, Jordan, Simon, Padley, Simon, Aboualfa, Kareem, Smith, Ola, Fisher, Cyril, Nicholson, Andrew G., Bush, Andrew
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biological and medical sciences
Bronchial Neoplasms - diagnostic imaging
Bronchial Neoplasms - surgery
Bronchoscopy
Child
Diagnosis, Differential
endobronchial
Female
fibrosarcoma
Fibrosarcoma - diagnostic imaging
Fibrosarcoma - surgery
General aspects
Humans
Medical sciences
Pneumology
Pneumonectomy
pneumonia
Pneumonia - diagnosis
polyp
Recurrence
Respiratory system : syndromes and miscellaneous diseases
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
tumor
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Summary:We report a 6‐year old girl with recurrent and non‐resolving left‐sided “pneumonia” over a 3‐year period who was diagnosed with an endobronchial low‐grade fibrosarcoma. This highlights the importance of considering underlying localized airway obstruction in any case of clinically or radiologically atypical pneumonia in a child and therefore the need for careful follow‐up of all but the most typical cases. Pediatr. Pulmonol. 2011; 46:610–613. © 2010 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.
ISSN:8755-6863
1099-0496
DOI:10.1002/ppul.21407