Rare cause for hemoptysis in an adolescent: Bronchial capillary hemangioma
Hemoptysis is rare in children and adolescents. We describe an 11-year-old girl who presented with hemoptysis, cough, and exertional dyspnea. Radiologic and bronchoscopic assessment revealed a pedunculated mass in the right main stem bronchus with a ball valve effect. Carcinoid or hemangioma was sus...
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| Format: | Article (Journal) |
| Language: | English |
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2017
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Pediatric pulmonology
Year: 2017, Volume: 52, Issue: 7, Pages: E40-E42 |
| ISSN: | 1099-0496 |
| DOI: | 10.1002/ppul.23673 |
| Online Access: | Verlag, Volltext: http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ppul.23673 Verlag, Volltext: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/ppul.23673 
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| Author Notes: | Susanne Hämmerling, Sebastian Becker, Marcus A. Mall |
| Summary: | Hemoptysis is rare in children and adolescents. We describe an 11-year-old girl who presented with hemoptysis, cough, and exertional dyspnea. Radiologic and bronchoscopic assessment revealed a pedunculated mass in the right main stem bronchus with a ball valve effect. Carcinoid or hemangioma was suspected as cause of the mass. The tumor could be excised bronchoscopically, and histologic examination showed a capillary hemangioma. In the literature, bronchial hemangiomas are described in infants and adults. This case demonstrates that bronchial hemangioma should also be taken into consideration as a cause of hemoptysis in adolescents. |
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| Item Description: | Gesehen am 02.08.2018 |
| Physical Description: | Online Resource |
| ISSN: | 1099-0496 |
| DOI: | 10.1002/ppul.23673 |