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Tracheal schwannoma presenting as status asthmaticus in a sixteen-year-old boy: airway considerations and removal with the CO2 laser
✍ Scribed by Daniel J. Weiner; Robert A. Weatherly; Michael A. DiPietro; Georgiana M. Sanders
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1998
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 265 KB
- Volume
- 25
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 8755-6863
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✦ Synopsis
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.''