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 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.
Watters
K
K
Department of Paediatric Otorhinolaryngology, Our Ladys' Hospital for Sick Children, Crumlin, Dublin 12, Ireland. karwatters@hotmail.com
O'Marcaigh
A
A
Canny
G
G
Russell
J
J
D000402:Airway Obstruction / Q000628:therapy*; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001984:Bronchial Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D001999:Bronchoscopy; D005260:Female; D006391:Hemangioma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D011239:Prednisolone / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D011239:Prednisolone