@article{ajmcr2016477,
author={{Botto, Hugo and Marco, Sol¨ªs and Quadrelli, Silvia},
title={An Unusual Tracheal Hemangioma Successfully Treated with Propranolol},
journal={American Journal of Medical Case Reports},
volume={4},
number={7},
pages={242--244},
year={2016},
url={http://pubs.sciepub.com/ajmcr/4/7/7},
issn={2374-216X},
abstract={A 2-month old, otherwise healthy infant male, presented with inspiratory stridor. A CT scan of the neck revealed an isolated decrease of the lumen in the middle third of the trachea. An MRI showed a markedly hyperintense lesion on T2-weighted images producing an obstruction of 80% of the airway lumen. A rigid bronchoscopy presented a submucosal port wine stain-like mass causing 90% obstruction of the airway at the level of the middle trachea and extending 1,5 cm down the airway. The patient was placed on oral propranolol at 2 mg/kg/day and showed a rapid response to the treatment, with regression of stridor and a significant reduction (less than 50%) of the mass in the images. A new bronchoscopy 3 months later revealed no airways obstruction.},
doi={10.12691/ajmcr-4-7-7}
publisher={Science and Education Publishing}
}