title: Endobronchial tumors in children: an uncommon clinical entity.
abstract: We performed a retrospective chart review of 10 children in whom endobronchial tumors were diagnosed in a tertiary-care children's medical center from 1988 to 1998. Of the 10 patients, 6 were male and 4 were female (8 white, 1 Hispanic, 1 African American). The mean age at presentation was 5.2 years. Eight tumors were benign, and 2 were malignant; 4 were on the right side, 3 were on the left side, and 3 were bilateral. Histologic findings included 3 bronchial papillomas, 3 inflammatory masses, 1 endobronchial hemangioma, 1 leiomyoma, 1 mucoepidermoid carcinoma, and 1 bronchial carcinoid. Endobronchial tumors in children are a rare disorder. The diagnosis requires a high index of suspicion in children with atypical or chronic respiratory complaints. Newer adjuvant medical therapies and surgical innovations offer improved disease control in these patients, and a multidisciplinary approach is often warranted.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Naval Medical Center Portsmouth, Virginia, USA.
authors.forename: K J
authors.initials: KJ
authors.lastname: Scott
authors.forename: J H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Greinwald
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Darrow
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Smith
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001984:Bronchial Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D012189:Retrospective Studies