[Hemangioma simplex of the larynx in an infant (author's transl)].

Symptoms of inspiratory stridor, dyspnoa and cyanosis appeared in a four month old boy. After the direct laryngoscopy and biopsy a hemangioma simples of the larynx was diagnosed. The tumor itself was successfully treated by cryosurgery. The advantages of this therapy were pointed out and the cryosurgery can be recommended in cases of larynxangioma.