Primary Tracheal Fibrosarcoma in a Child: a Case of Tracheal Resection under ECMO Support

Abstract

We report a case of severe airway obstruction due to endotracheal fibrosarcoma in a 3-year-old boy. Successful tracheal resection and reconstruction was performed under extracorporeal membrane oxygenation support. A solid, elastic hard tumor with a smooth surface was attached by a tiny stalk structure to the membranous part of the lower trachea. Histological findings of the tumor were consistent with infantile fibrosarcoma, showing proliferation of spindle cells forming interlacing patterns.

Key words

Fibrosarcoma - Tracheal tumor - Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation - Tracheal resection