GRANULAR-CELL TUMOR IN A CHILDS TRACHEA - A DIAGNOSTIC AND THERAPEUTIC CHALLENGE

Granular cell tumours (GCT) are uncommon benign neoplasms of neurogeni c origin, only rarely occurring in the trachea. This report describes a 12-year-old boy suffering from progressing dyspnea. A GCT, located b oth intra- and extraluminally in the lower cervical trachea, was diagn osed by CT scan and endoscopy. The airway was secured primarily by a l ow tracheotomy after institution of a femorofemoral bypass in the face of inadequate oxygenation and secondarily by tracheal resection and e nd-to-end anastomosis.