Tracheal haemangioma: case report

• Published in: Journal of laryngology and otology Vol. 118; no. 8; pp. 655 - 658
• Main Authors: Madhumita, K., Sreekumar, K.P., Malini, H., Indudharan, R.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge, UK Cambridge University Press 01.08.2004
• Subjects: (RF) Otorhinolaryngology; Adult; Biological and medical sciences; Capillary; Female; Haemangioma; Hemangioma, Capillary - complications; Hemangioma, Capillary - diagnostic imaging; Hemangioma, Capillary - pathology; Hemoptysis - etiology; Humans; Medical sciences; Otorhinolaryngology. Stomatology; Tomography, X-Ray Computed; Tracheal Neoplasms; Tracheal Neoplasms - complications; Tracheal Neoplasms - diagnostic imaging; Tracheal Neoplasms - pathology; Tracheal Neoplasms; Haemangioma; Capillary; Vascular disease; Case study; Human; Angioma; Cardiovascular disease; ENT; Trachea
• ISSN: 0022-2151; 1748-5460
• DOI: 10.1258/0022215041917871

A case of lobular capillary haemangioma of the trachea is presented. The patient gave a history of foreign body sensation in the throat and multiple episodes of haemoptysis. The chest X-ray was normal. A spiral computed tomograph (CT) with three-dimensional reconstruction revealed a small tracheal mass in the antero-lateral wall of the trachea, which was excised by endoscopy. The histopathological diagnosis was lobular capillary haemangioma, a rare, benign tumour of the trachea. A high index of suspicion with the spiral CT finding was responsible for early diagnosis of the tumour.