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Kim, Bae, Sung, Song, Jeon, Koh, Suh, Chung, Kim, Kwon, Han, and Um: A Case of Tracheal Capillary Hemangioma in an Adult
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Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases

Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases 2010; 69(5): 385-388.

Published online: 30 November 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.4046/trd.2010.69.5.385

A Case of Tracheal Capillary Hemangioma in an Adult

Hye Jeong Kim, M.D.1, So Young Bae, M.D.1, Young Kyung Sung, M.D.1, Song Yi Song, M.D.1, Kyeongman Jeon, M.D.1, 2, Won-Jung Koh, M.D.1, 2, Gee Young Suh, M.D.1, 2, Man Pyo Chung, M.D.1, 2, Hojoong Kim, M.D.1, 2, O Jung Kwon, M.D.1, 2, Joungho Han, M.D.3, Sang-Won Um, M.D.1, 2

1Department of Medicine, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.

2Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.

3Department of Pathology, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.

Address for correspondence: Sang-Won Um, M.D., Ph.D. Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, 50, Irwon-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul 135-710, Korea. Phone: 82-2-3410-3429, Fax: 82-2-3410-3849, sangwonum@skku.edu

Received 12 June 2010       Accepted 30 June 2010

Copyright © 2010. The Korean Academy of Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases. All rights reserved.

Abstract

Capillary hemangioma of the trachea is an extremely rare benign tumor in adults. We present the case of a 28-year-old woman with hemoptysis owing to a tumor of the proximal trachea. The tumor was removed by rigid bronchoscopy. The resulting specimens showed capillary hemangioma without any signs of malignant transformation. This presentation is the first case in Korea. Although tracheal capillary hemangioma is a rare disease, we should consider it as a possible cause of hemoptysis in the young adult.

Keywords: Hemoptysis, Hemangioma, Capillary, Trachea

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Figure 1
(A) Chest CT images shows a 10-mm-sized nodular lesion in the lateral wall of the cervical trachea with contrast enhancement (white arrows). (B) Bronchoscopy shows a polypoid lesion in the lateral wall of proximal trachea, measuring 1 cm in size, approximately 2 cm below the vocal cords. (C) Bronchoscopic forceps biopsy of the polypoid lesion composed of uniform vesicular endothelial cells with vascular channels (H&E stain, ×200). Inset: Tumor cells shows strong immunoreactivity for CD31.
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Table 1
Review of case reports detailing tracheal capillary hemangiomas
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Nd:YAG: neodymium:yttrium-aluminum-garnet; NA: not available.

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