title: Glomus Tumor of Trachea in an Adult Male.
abstract: Glomus tumors most commonly occur in distal extremities, particularly in the subungual region. The origin of these tumors is modified smooth muscle cells of glomus bodies. Trachea is one of the rare sites where normal glomus bodies may be sparse or absent, so occurrence of glomus tumor in trachea is very rare. Only 30 cases have been reported in the literature so far. In this case report, the authors describe a very rare and in fact first case of glomus tumor of trachea in a 45-year male Pakistani patient.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology and Microbiology, The Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi.
authors.forename: Sidra
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Arshad
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology and Microbiology, The Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi.
authors.forename: Zubair
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Ahmad
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology and Microbiology, The Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi.
authors.forename: Nasir
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ud Din
mesh_terms: D005918:Glomus Tumor / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014132:Trachea / Q000601:surgery*; D014134:Tracheal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome