title: Extracutaneous glomus tumour of the trachea.
abstract: A 38-year-old man presenting expiratory stridor and high-grade dyspnoea was admitted to hospital in Lodz in February 2013. Chest radiographs and computed tomography scans showed a solid lesion in the upper part of the trachea occluding 85% of the airway lumen. A segmental resection of the trachea with a subsequent end-to-end anastomosis was performed. Histopathology showed an extracutaneous glomus tumour. There were no postoperative complications. Tracheal resection is the primary curative method in cases of this rare tumour.
authors.affiliation: Medical University of Lodz, Poland.
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Brzeziński
authors.affiliation: Thoracic Surgery Clinic, Provincial Specialist Hospital, Lodz, Poland.
authors.forename: Mariusz Piotr
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Łochowski
authors.affiliation: Thoracic Surgery Clinic, Provincial Specialist Hospital, Lodz, Poland.
authors.forename: Dorota
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Jesionek-Kupnicka
authors.affiliation: Thoracic Surgery Clinic, Provincial Specialist Hospital, Lodz, Poland.
authors.forename: Józef
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kozak
keywords: bronchoscopy; glomus tumour; trachea