Tuberc Respir Dis.  2010 Nov;69(5):385-388.

A Case of Tracheal Capillary Hemangioma in an Adult

• Kim HJ
• Bae SY
• Sung YK
• Song SY
• Jeon K
• Koh WJ
• Suh GY
• Chung MP
• Kim H
• Kwon OJ
• Han J
• Um SW

Abstract

Capillary hemangioma of the trachea is an extremely rare benign tumor in adults. We present the case of a 28-year-old woman with hemoptysis owing to a tumor of the proximal trachea. The tumor was removed by rigid bronchoscopy. The resulting specimens showed capillary hemangioma without any signs of malignant transformation. This presentation is the first case in Korea. Although tracheal capillary hemangioma is a rare disease, we should consider it as a possible cause of hemoptysis in the young adult.

Keyword

Hemoptysis; Hemangioma, Capillary; Trachea

MeSH Terms

Adult
Bronchoscopy
Capillaries
Female
Hemangioma, Capillary
Hemoptysis
Humans
Korea
Rare Diseases
Trachea
Young Adult

Figure

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  Figure 1 (A) Chest CT images shows a 10-mm-sized nodular lesion in the lateral wall of the cervical trachea with contrast enhancement (white arrows). (B) Bronchoscopy shows a polypoid lesion in the lateral wall of proximal trachea, measuring 1 cm in size, approximately 2 cm below the vocal cords. (C) Bronchoscopic forceps biopsy of the polypoid lesion composed of uniform vesicular endothelial cells with vascular channels (H&E stain, ×200). Inset: Tumor cells shows strong immunoreactivity for CD31.

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