Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor of the trachea.
Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor of the trachea is a rare benign tumor in children. We describe a 9-year-old girl who presented with recurrent episodes of wheeze and severe respiratory distress requiring mechanical ventilation. She had recurrent collapses of the right lung and a chest CT and bronchoscopy confirmed the presence of an obstructing mass lesion at the carina. The lesion, 1.5 cm x 1.5 cm in size, was debulked by rigid bronchoscopy and histopathology revealed features of inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor. A repeat bronchoscopy at 1 month of follow up did not reveal any residual lesion.
Sivanandan
Sindhu
S
Department of Pediatrics, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi 110029, India.
Lodha
Rakesh
R
Agarwala
Sandeep
S
Sharma
Mc
M
Kabra
Sushil K
SK
D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006104:Granuloma, Plasma Cell / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D014133:Tracheal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*