Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1997; 45(5): 252-254
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-1013740
Case Report

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Primary Tracheal Fibrosarcoma in a Child: a Case of Tracheal Resection under ECMO Support

T. Shiraishi, K. Kawahara, T. Shirakusa, T. Tashiro1 , T. Imakiire, K. Okabayashi, A. Iwasaki
  • Department of General Thoracic Surgery
  • 1Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Fukuoka University School of Medicine, Fukuoka City, Fukuoka, Japan
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Publication History

1997

Publication Date:
19 March 2008 (online)

Abstract

We report a case of severe airway obstruction due to endotracheal fibrosarcoma in a 3-year-old boy. Successful tracheal resection and reconstruction was performed under extracorporeal membrane oxygenation support. A solid, elastic hard tumor with a smooth surface was attached by a tiny stalk structure to the membranous part of the lower trachea. Histological findings of the tumor were consistent with infantile fibrosarcoma, showing proliferation of spindle cells forming interlacing patterns.

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