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With informed consent from the parents, difficult airway management was readied, including a plan for the cannot intubate and cannot oxygenate (CICO) scenario. Check video laryngoscopy (VL) using a Karl-Storz C-MAC system under ketamine and sevoflurane sedation while preserving spontaneous ventilation revealed dynamic airway obstruction with limited space even to negotiate a 3\u2009mm endotracheal tube (ETT). Therefore, shearing the mass with forceps by the surgeon under C-MAC laryngoscopy was planned and performed on the spot. The trachea was finally intubated using a 3\u2009mm ETT to allow further elimination of the tumorous mass. Spontaneous breathing with continuous positive pressure was preserved during the procedure. Episodes of desaturation were managed. Further surgical procedure was completed without any complications, and the child was extubated smoothly. 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