Capillary Hemangioma of the Left Main Bronchus in an Infant.
- Author:
Seung Il PARK
1
;
Esther CHOI
;
Yong Hee KIM
;
Seong Hae PARK
;
In Chul CHOI
Author Information
1. Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Asan Medical Center, College of Medicine, University of Ulsan, Korea. sipark@amc.seoul.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Capillary hemangioma;
Lt. main bronchus;
Sleeve resection
- MeSH:
Bronchi*;
Capillaries*;
Emphysema;
Hemangioma, Capillary*;
Humans;
Infant*
- From:The Korean Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
2002;35(10):736-739
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
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.
