Successful resection of a glomus tumor arising from the lower trachea: report of a case.
Tracheal glomus tumors are extremely rare. We present herein the case of a 43-year-old man with hoarseness who was found to have a glomus tumor arising from the lower trachea. Bronchoscopy and chest computed tomography revealed a polypoid mass in the membranous portion of the trachea just above the carina. The patient underwent successful tracheal sleeve resection and reconstruction. A pathologic diagnosis of a glomus tumor with clear surgical margins was subsequently confirmed, and the patient is well 20 months postoperatively with an intact anastomosis.
Watanabe
M
M
Department of Surgery II, National Defense Medical College, Tokorozawa, Saitama, Japan.
Takagi
K
K
Ono
K
K
Aoki
T
T
Tanaka
S
S
Shimazaki
H
H
Aida
S
S
D000328:Adult; D005918:Glomus Tumor / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D019616:Thoracic Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods; D014132:Trachea / Q000601:surgery*; D014134:Tracheal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome