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abstractpubmed· Abstract 2018· item PMID:30426959
Laser Treatment of a Tracheal Inflammatory Myofibroblastic Tumor. BACKGROUND: Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumors of the trachea are rare childhood quasi-neoplastic lesions. Case characteristics: 7-year-old boy with recurrent episodes of cough, breathing difficulty and wheeze, initially treated as asthma. INTERVENTION: CT chest and flexible bronchoscopy revealed a mass lesion of the trachea, which was excised by diode laser through the ventilating bronchoscope. Histopathology confirmed it as the inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor. Message: Use of laser ensured complete endotracheal excision of the tumor.