Korean J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg.  2002 Oct;35(10):736-739.

Capillary Hemangioma of the Left Main Bronchus in an Infant

Affiliations
  • 1Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Asan Medical Center, College of Medicine, University of Ulsan, Korea. sipark@amc.seoul.kr
  • 2Department of Pathology, Asan Medical Center, College of Medicine, University of Ulsan, Korea.
  • 3Department of Anesthesiology, Asan Medical Center, College of Medicine, University of Ulsan, Korea.

Abstract

Capillary hemangioma is the most common vascular tumor in childhood; however, its occurrence in the bronchus is extremely rare. We recently performed a sleeve resection of the left main bronchus on a four-month-old infant with a severe emphysema caused by bronchial capillary hemangioma.

Keyword

Capillary hemangioma; Lt. main bronchus; Sleeve resection

MeSH Terms

Bronchi*
Capillaries*
Emphysema
Hemangioma, Capillary*
Humans
Infant*
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