- Case Report
- Hemangioendothelioma Leading to Obstruction of the Left Main Bronchus in Infant
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Bong Seong Kim, Jung Yeon Shim, Seung Il Park, Sung Hye Park, Soo-Jong Hong
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Clin Exp Pediatr. 2000;43(7):1000-1005. Published online July 15, 2000
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Hemangioendothelioma is the most common vascular tumor in children, however hemangioendothelioma
occurring in the bronchus is very rare. We experienced a case of hemangioendothelioma
in the left main bronchus of an infant which was successfully removed by a sleeve resection.
Respiratory distress developed in a 3-month-old female infant with roentgenographic finding of
hyperinflation of the left lung. Chest CT and MRI revealed a highly... |
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