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Tracheal schwannoma presenting as status asthmaticus in a sixteen‐year‐old boy: airway considerations and removal with the CO 2 laser
Author(s) -
Weiner Daniel J.,
Weatherly Robert A.,
DiPietro Michael A.,
Sanders Georgiana M.
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
pediatric pulmonology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.866
H-Index - 106
eISSN - 1099-0496
pISSN - 8755-6863
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1099-0496(199806)25:6<393::aid-ppul7>3.0.co;2-i
Subject(s) - medicine , schwannoma , neurilemoma , airway , asthma , bronchoscopy , bronchus , flexible bronchoscopy , resection , left main bronchus , radiology , surgery , respiratory disease , lung
A 16‐year‐old with clinical features of atypical asthma is presented, with a description of the workup leading to the diagnosis of an intratracheal mass. The mass was visualized with a flexible fiberoptic bronchoscope, then surgically removed through a rigid bronchoscope using a CO 2 laser. We believe this is the first report of resection using this technique. A discussion of tracheal neurilemmomas (schwannoma) is included. This case reinforces the age‐old adage that “not all that wheezes is asthma.” Pediatr Pulmonol. 1998; 25:393–397. © 1998 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.