Management of a large bronchial haemangioma in an infant

Haemangiomas are the most common soft tissue tumor of infancy. Despite the benign and trivial nature of most cutaneous haemangiomas, airway haemangiomas are rare but potentially life threatening. We report the case of a 9-week-old infant with a left main stem bronchial haemangioma. This was successf...

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Published in:International journal of pediatric otorhinolaryngology 2003-04, Vol.67 (4), p.429-433
Main Authors: Watters, K., O'Marcaigh, A., Canny, G., Russell, J.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Airway Obstruction - therapy
Anti-Inflammatory Agents - therapeutic use
Biological and medical sciences
Bronchial Neoplasms - diagnosis
Bronchial Neoplasms - therapy
Bronchoscopy
Female
Haemangioma
Hemangioma - diagnosis
Hemangioma - therapy
Humans
Infant
Interferon
Medical sciences
Pneumology
Prednisolone - therapeutic use
Pulmonary hypertension. Acute cor pulmonale. Pulmonary embolism. Pulmonary vascular diseases
Steroids
Surgery (general aspects). Transplantations, organ and tissue grafts. Graft diseases
Surgery of the respiratory system
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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Summary:Haemangiomas are the most common soft tissue tumor of infancy. Despite the benign and trivial nature of most cutaneous haemangiomas, airway haemangiomas are rare but potentially life threatening. We report the case of a 9-week-old infant with a left main stem bronchial haemangioma. This was successfully treated with the oral corticosteroids. We discuss the current available treatments for haemangiomas and highlight that treatment should be specific to each individual case.
ISSN:0165-5876
1872-8464
DOI:10.1016/S0165-5876(02)00403-2