Ana Coma RT, Abstract Co-Author: Nothing to Disclose

Amparo Castellote MD, Presenter: Nothing to Disclose

Ignacio Delgado MD, Abstract Co-Author: Nothing to Disclose

Joan Carles Ferreres, Abstract Co-Author: Nothing to Disclose

Gabi Guillen, Abstract Co-Author: Nothing to Disclose

Pilar Garcia-Pensa, Abstract Co-Author: Nothing to Disclose

1.- To review clinical aspects, imaging features and pathologic findings of endobronchial tumors and tumorlike lesions in children. 2.- To discuss the differential diagnosis. 3.- To highlight the imaging clues that enable prompt diagnosis and treatment  

Endobronchial lesions are rarely seen in children and may pose a diagnostic challenge. The differential diagnosis includes foreign bodies , mucus plug , infections and neoplasms. Foreign body aspiration is the most frequent pediatric cause of airway obstruction in children. In some cases, however, the classical triad of choking, coughing and wheezing is absent and many children present recurrent pneumonia, atelectasis and other complication. Most endobronchial tumors in children are malignant. Imaging plays a key role in the diagnosis . Diagnostic methods include radiography, MDCT with 2D and 3D reconstructed images, virtual bronchoscopy and MR. We will show a review of endobronchial lesions seen in our hospital in the last 15 years. Our series includes: Endobronchial tumors Malignant: Carcinoid Mucoepidermoid carcinoma Benign: Papilloma Hamartoma Leiomyoma Teratoma Hemangioma Tumorlike lesions Foreign body Mucus plug Infectious disease (bronchial tuberculosis, fungal)  

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Coma, A, Castellote, A, Delgado, I, Ferreres, J, Guillen, G, Garcia-Pensa, P, Endobronchial Tumors and Tumorlike Lesions in Children.  Radiological Society of North America 2014 Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting, - ,Chicago IL. http://archive.rsna.org/2014/14010773.html