Treatment of an obstructive, recurrent, syncytial myoepithelioma of the trachea with tracheal resection and reconstruction.

Autor: Pfeiffer M; Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine, 4190 City Line Avenue, Philadelphia, PA, 19131, USA. Electronic address: michaelpf@pcom.edu., Cohn JE; Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine, 4190 City Line Avenue, Philadelphia, PA, 19131, USA. Electronic address: jasoncoh@pcom.edu., Pascasio JM; Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, St. Christopher's Hospital for Children, 160 E. Erie Avenue, Philadelphia, PA, 19134, USA. Electronic address: Judymae.Pascasio@tenethealth.com., Chennupati SK; Department of Surgery, Division of Pediatric Surgical Specialties, Lehigh Valley Health Network, 1210 S. Cedar Crest Boulevard, Allentown, PA, 18103, USA. Electronic address: sri_k.chennupati@lvhn.org.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: International journal of pediatric otorhinolaryngology [Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol] 2018 Jun; Vol. 109, pp. 85-88. Date of Electronic Publication: 2018 Mar 28.
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2018.03.026
Abstrakt: Myoepithelioma is a rare occurrence in the trachea and respiratory tract with only 11 cases reported in the literature. We present a case report of a 10-year-old female who was found to have an anterior tracheal mass causing near total obstruction of the airway on bronchoscopy. Characteristics of the mass were consistent with syncytial myoepithelioma. The patient experienced multiple recurrences requiring tracheal resection with end-to-end reanastomosis. To date there have not been any reported cases of myoepithelioma of the trachea in a child and no reports of syncytial myoepithelioma in the trachea or respiratory tract.
(Copyright © 2018 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
Externí odkaz: