Case Report
Tracheal Lobular Capillary Haemangioma: A Rare Benign Cause of Recurrent Haemoptysis
Table 1
Summary of previously reported cases of tracheal lobular capillary haemangioma.
| Author | Age (years), M/F | Tumour size | Tumour location | Treatment | Outcome |
| Madhumita et al. [2] | 40, F | 10 × 5 mm | Upper third of right anterolateral tracheal wall | Endoscopic resection | Good at 1 year |
| Irani et al. [3] | 72, F | 2-3 mm | 3 cm below vocal cords | Endoscopic resection | Good at 1 year |
| Amy and Enrique [4] | 22, M | 10–15 mm | 3 cm above carina on left posterior tracheal wall | Electrocautery | Good |
| Porfyridis et al. [6] | 17, M | 4 mm | Upper third of left anterolateral tracheal wall | Endoscopic resection | Good at 1 year |
| Zambudio et al. [9] | 66, F | Occluding 30–40% of airway | Between first and third tracheal rings | Embolisation | Good at 1 year |
| Prakash et al. [10] | 23, F | 20 × 40 mm | Posterior tracheal wall | Endoscopic resection with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation | Good |
| Xu et al. [11] | 64, M | 3-4 mm | Left anterolateral tracheal wall | Endoscopic resection | Good at 8 months |
| Chawla et al. [12] | 62, M | Unknown | Distal right tracheal wall | Endoscopic resection and laser therapy | Unknown |
| Chen et al. [13] | 14, F | 15–20 mm | Lower third of anterior tracheal wall | Cryotherapy and argon plasma coagulation | Good at 3 months |
| Udoji and Bechara [14] | 55, M | 4 × 5 mm | Distal left lateral tracheal wall | Cryotherapy | Good at 3 months |
| Kalanjeri et al. [15] | 57, M | Occluding 70% of airway | Posterior middle tracheal wall | Electrocautery | Unknown |
| Shen et al. [16] | 35, M | 15–20 mm | Lateral wall of proximal left main bronchus | Brachytherapy | Good at 2 years |
| Dabó et al. [17] | 51, F | Unknown | Lower third of left lateral tracheal wall | Endoscopic resection and laser photocoagulation | Good at 27 months |
| Putora et al. [18] | 64, M | Unknown | Distal tracheal wall | Spontaneous remission on cessation of erlotinib for lung cancer | Good |
| Present case | 56, F | 7 mm | 2 cm below vocal cords on right tracheal wall | Endoscopic resection and electrocautery | Good at 1 year |
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