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

Publication/Presentation Date

2018

Abstract

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.

Volume

109

First Page

85

Last Page

88

Disciplines

Medicine and Health Sciences | Pediatrics | Surgery

PubMedID

29728191

Department(s)

Department of Pediatrics, Department of Pediatrics Faculty, Division of Otolaryngology

Document Type

Article

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