Journal Information
Vol. 58. Issue 3.
Pages 258-259 (March 2022)
Share
Share
Download PDF
More article options
Visits
3305
Vol. 58. Issue 3.
Pages 258-259 (March 2022)
Clinical Image
Full text access
Benign Lobular Capillary Hemangioma of the Trachea Causing Dyspnea and Wheezing
Hemangioma capilar lobular benigno de la tráquea que causa disnea y sibilancias
Visits
3305
Bharat S. Bhandaria, Sujith Cheriana, Ala Eddin S. Sagarb,
Corresponding author
alaeddin.sagar@gmail.com

Corresponding author.
a Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, United States
b Department of Onco-Medicine, Banner MD Anderson Cancer Center, Phoenix, United States
This item has received
Article information
Full Text
Bibliography
Download PDF
Statistics
Figures (2)
Full Text

83-Year-old male ex-smoker with history of COPD presented with worsening shortness of breath and wheezing ongoing for one year. Inhaler adjustments failed to provide any significant relief. A repeat pulmonary function test demonstrated airflow obstruction and new flattening of the expiratory limb (Fig. 1). CT chest demonstrated a 9×8×8mm soft tissue polypoid lesion in the membranous portion of the proximal trachea (Fig. 2A and B). Subsequent bronchoscopy using LMA showed a polyp in the proximal trachea (Fig. 2C). The tracheal polyp was removed via electrocautery snare, argon plasma coagulation, and cryotherapy. Pathology revealed capillary hemangioma covered by squamous epithelium along with stromal edema and scattered inflammatory cells consistent with a benign lobular capillary hemangioma (BLCH). BLCH formerly known as pyogenic granuloma is a rare benign vascular tumor of the skin and upper respiratory tract. Causes are unclear, some associations have been described with history of local trauma, oncogenes, pregnancy, and clonal gene deletions.1 The clinical presentation varies and may include wheezing, chronic cough, dyspnea, and hemoptysis. Although the data is limited given the rare nature of the disease, the described cases in the literature seem to have a good prognosis following bronchoscopic resection, although long-term studies to report recurrence are lacking2 (Fig. 1).

Fig. 1.

Pulmonary function test – flow loop.

(0.15MB).
Fig. 2.

(A) Sagittal and (B) axial images showing a polypoid lesion in the proximal trachea attached to the posterior membrane. (C) Bronchoscopic image demonstrated the aforementioned lesion partially occluding the airway. (D) Pathology from the lesion demonstrating capillary hemangioma covered by squamous epithelium along with stromal edema and scattered inflammatory cells.

(0.08MB).
Funding

None.

Author Contributions

Bhandari BS, Cherian S, and Sagar, AS, are responsible for the conception and design, acquisition of radiological data, drafting the article, critical revision of intellectual content and final approval of the version to be published.

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare that no conflicts of interest exist.

References
[1]
H. Jafarzadeh, M. Sanatkhani, N. Mohtasham.
Oral pyogenic granuloma: a review.
J Oral Sci, 48 (2006), pp. 167-175
[2]
M.N. Acharya, K. Kotidis, M. Loubani.
Tracheal lobular capillary haemangioma: a rare benign cause of recurrent haemoptysis.
Case Rep Surg, 2016 (2016), pp. 6290424
Copyright © 2021. SEPAR
Archivos de Bronconeumología
Article options
Tools

Are you a health professional able to prescribe or dispense drugs?