Fibrohistiocytic tumor of the trachea in a child

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Ozturk S., Kutlay H., SAK S., Yavuzer S.

EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CARDIO-THORACIC SURGERY, vol.16, no.4, pp.464-468, 1999 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 16 Issue: 4
  • Publication Date: 1999
  • Doi Number: 10.1016/s1010-7940(99)00288-2
  • Journal Name: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CARDIO-THORACIC SURGERY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.464-468
  • Keywords: trachea, fibrohistiocytic tumors, MALIGNANT FIBROUS HISTIOCYTOMA, MANAGEMENT
  • Ankara University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

A 10-year-old girl who had been treated for presumed asthma during the previous year, was admitted to our hospital with dyspnea and wheezing. An endotracheal tumor was detected and a tracheal resection was performed. The tumor was diagnosed as a fibrohistiocytic tumor. Biologic behavior of fibrohistiocytic tumors of the trachea is not clear and morphologically similar cases are interpreted as malignant or benign by different authors. However, an analysis of the present case and 11 well documented cases in the literature shows that this tumor must be evaluated as a low-grade malignancy and initial complete tumor resection is necessary. (C) 1999 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.