Endobronchial fibrosarcoma presenting as recurrent left-sided pneumonia

Pediatr Pulmonol. 2011 Jun;46(6):610-3. doi: 10.1002/ppul.21407. Epub 2010 Dec 30.

Abstract

We report a 6-year old girl with recurrent and non-resolving left-sided "pneumonia" over a 3-year period who was diagnosed with an endobronchial low-grade fibrosarcoma. This highlights the importance of considering underlying localized airway obstruction in any case of clinically or radiologically atypical pneumonia in a child and therefore the need for careful follow-up of all but the most typical cases.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Bronchial Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging*
  • Bronchial Neoplasms / surgery
  • Bronchoscopy
  • Child
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Female
  • Fibrosarcoma / diagnostic imaging*
  • Fibrosarcoma / surgery
  • Humans
  • Pneumonectomy
  • Pneumonia / diagnosis*
  • Recurrence
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed