title: Glomus tumor in the lung parenchyma.
abstract: Glomus tumors are uncommon lesions of glomus cell origin with ultrastructural and immunohistochemical features of smooth muscle. In the majority of the cases reported in the literature glomus tumors are benign, but there are some rare cases in which they demonstrate aggressive and malignant clinical and histological features. Glomangiosarcomas of the lung are extremely rare malignant tumors, because of the fact that glomus bodies are rare or absent. Due to their rarity they are misdiagnosed. Surgical resection is considered to be the most effective treatment for this condition. We report a case of a 35 year old female with a pulmonary glomangiosarcoma.
authors.affiliation: II Medicine Clinic, Coburg Clinic, University of Würzburg, Coburg, Germany;
authors.forename: Wolfgang
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Hohenforst-Schmidt
authors.forename: Matthias
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Woitow
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Zarogoulidis
authors.forename: Nikolaos
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Machairiotis
authors.forename: Andreas
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authors.lastname: Gschwendtner
authors.forename: Haidong
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: Vasiliki
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Dramba
authors.forename: Kerstin
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Lorenz
authors.forename: Gerd
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Goeckenjan
authors.forename: Hans-Günter
authors.initials: HG
authors.lastname: Koebe
authors.forename: Hans-Michael
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Altmannsberger
authors.forename: Johannes
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Brachmann