Giant inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor of the hypopharynx:an unusual cause of acute upper airway obstruction in a 6-year old child  

作　　者：Liu Yang Wen Li 

机构地区：[1]Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery,West China Hospital of Medicine,Chengdu,Sichuan,China

出　　处：《World Journal of Pediatric Surgery》2022年第2期1-4,共4页世界小儿外科杂志（英文）

摘　　要：Acute upper airway obstruction(UAO)in children is a common disease in the emergency department.It is life-threatening and usually caused by laryngospasm or laryn-geal edema owing to infection,allergy,or a foreign body.1 In addition,pediatric UAO can also be the result of laryngopharyngeal space-occupying lesions,such as laryngeal papilloma,lymphangioma,hemangioma,or cyst.Malignancy is uncommon.

关 键 词：AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION ACUTE 

分 类 号：R725.6[医药卫生—儿科]