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A 5-week-old girl with inspiratory stridor is presented. No immediate cause of the stridor was found, but eventually a diagnosis of infantile hemangiopericytoma located in the rhinopharynx was made. After surgery all respiratory symptoms disappeared. Conclusion: Infantile hemangiopericytoma is a rare tumour of infancy and a very rare cause of inspiratory stridor in this age group. The mainstay of treatment is surgery. The overall prognosis is favourable but because of the unpredictable nature of the tumour, long-term follow-up is recommended.
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Jonas K. Hansen, Mogens Fjord Christensen, and Flemming Brandt Soerensen are all responsible for the idea and planning of the article and have taken part in writing the manuscript. J.K. Hansen and M.F. Christensen have especially had emphasis on the clinical part and F.B. Soerensen on the histological part. All three authors have read and approved the final version of the manuscript.
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Hansen, J.K., Soerensen, F.B. & Christensen, M.F. A five-week-old girl with inspiratory stridor due to infantile hemangiopericytoma. Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol 263, 524–527 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00405-005-0003-9
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