Acute respiratory distress due to fibrosarcoma of the carina in a child.
We report a 12-year-old boy with primary bronchopulmonary fibrosarcoma (PBPF). He was misdiagnosed a having asthma until he presented with acute respiratory distress syndrome. Chest x-ray showed atelectasis of the right lung. Bronchoscopy performed to rule out foreign body inhalation revealed a friable mass obstructing the right main bronchus. Successful treatment was achieved with surgical resection of the lesion followed by radiotherapy and chemotherapy.
Savas
Cagri
C
Suleyman Demirel University Medical School Dept. of Pediatric Surgery, Isparta, Turkey. cagrisavas@yahoo.com
Candir
Ozden
O
Ozguner
Faruk
F
D000208:Acute Disease; D001980:Bronchi / Q000473:pathology; D001999:Bronchoscopy; D002648:Child; D003371:Cough / Q000209:etiology; D004417:Dyspnea / Q000209:etiology; D005354:Fibrosarcoma / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D006469:Hemoptysis / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D016896:Treatment Outcome