Subglottic haemangioma: controversies in management.
OBJECTIVE
To discuss treatment modalities for subglottic haemangioma (SGH).


METHODS
Case report of two children definitively managed by different modalities.


RESULTS
Management by CO2 laser vaporization in one child, and laser followed by interferon 2-alpha in the second child were both successful in controlling the SGH without the need for tracheostomy.


CONCLUSIONS
The stepped-care approach at John Hunter Children's Hospital, Newcastle, New South Wales, is presented. Both laser surgery and interferon can help control SGH. Careful surveillance and interdisciplinary cooperation are essential to achieve a good outcome.
Walker
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Department of Paediatrics, John Hunter Children's Hospital, Newcastle, Australia.
Cooper
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MacDonald
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D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005260:Female; D005938:Glucocorticoids / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006391:Hemangioma / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D016898:Interferon-alpha / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D007822:Laryngeal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*; D007828:Laryngoscopy; D053685:Laser Therapy; D009365:Neoplasm Regression, Spontaneous; D011239:Prednisolone / Q000627:therapeutic use
D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D005938:Glucocorticoids; D016898:Interferon-alpha; D011239:Prednisolone