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Tracheal haemangioma: case report

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 March 2006

K. Madhumita
Affiliation:
Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Kochi, Kerala, India
K.P. Sreekumar
Affiliation:
Department of ENT, Kochi, Kerala, India.
H. Malini
Affiliation:
Department of Pathology, Kochi, Kerala, India.
R. Indudharan
Affiliation:
Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Kochi, Kerala, India
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Abstract

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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.

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Research Article
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© 2004 Royal Society of Medicine Press