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Here we present a case where a boy in his teenage years came with a dry cough and haemoptysis.<\/jats:p>\n                  <jats:p>Contrast-enhanced CT confirmed the presence of a polypoidal enhancing space-occupying lesion arising from the right anterolateral aspect of the carina, protruding into the right main bronchus, causing near complete narrowing. The initial biopsy suggested a benign polyp, which led to complete excision of the polyp using an electro-cautery snare. 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