Tracheal Hemangioma: The “Cherry” in the Trachea

A young adult presented with a four-month long history of hemoptysis. A computed tomography (CT) scan showed a mid-trachea lesion (Figure 1). A flexible bronchoscopy was performed and revealed a cherry-like polyp (Figure 2(a)) and biopsy resulted in brisk bleeding. The polyp was coagulated at the base with a Nd-YAG (neodymium doped-yttrium aluminium garnet) laser followed by forceps resection via the rigid bronchoscope (Video). Histology of the 8？mm by 10？mm lesion was classic of a lobular capillary hemangioma (LCH) (Figure 3). The patient had been asymptomatic since and bronchoscopy performed two years later showed no tumor recurrence (Figure 2(b))