Clinical Case Reports (Jan 2020)

Vascular tumor or malformation of the pediatric airway?

  • Joana Pires,
  • Mafalda Ferreira,
  • João Elói Moura,
  • Felisberto Maricato

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.2567
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 8, no. 1
pp. 217 – 218

Abstract

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Abstract Distinguishing airway vascular tumors from malformations can be challenging. Failure to treat a suspected airway hemangioma with a beta‐blocker and systemic corticosteroid should raise suspicion of a possible airway malformation.

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