Laser Treatment of a Tracheal Inflammatory Myofibroblastic Tumor

Background: Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumors of the trachea are rare childhoodquasi-neoplastic lesions. Case characteristics: 7-year-old boy with recurrent episodesof cough, breathing difficulty and wheeze, initially treated as asthma. Intervention: CTchest and flexible bronchoscopy revealed a mass lesion of the trachea, which wasexcised by diode laser through the ventilating bronchoscope. Histopathology confirmed itas the inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor. Message: Use of laser ensured completeendotracheal excision of the tumor.