A malignant glomus tumor in the upper trachea

Cheng Huang; Qiao-fei Liu; Xing-ming Chen; Li Li; Zhi-jun Han; Xiao-yun Zhou; Lei Liu; Shan-qing Li

doi:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2014.05.102

A malignant glomus tumor in the upper trachea

Ann Thorac Surg. 2015;99(5):1812-4. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2014.05.102.

Authors

Cheng Huang¹, Qiao-fei Liu¹, Xing-ming Chen², Li Li¹, Zhi-jun Han¹, Xiao-yun Zhou¹, Lei Liu¹, Shan-qing Li³

Affiliations

¹ Thoracic Surgery Department, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medicine, Beijing, China.
² Otorhinolaryngological Surgery Department, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medicine, Beijing, China.
³ Thoracic Surgery Department, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medicine, Beijing, China. Electronic address: [email protected].

PMID: 25952217
DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2014.05.102

Abstract

Malignant glomus tumors are extremely rare, and a malignant glomus tumor in the trachea has not been described previously. In this report, we present the first known case of a malignant glomus tumor originating in the trachea.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Female
Glomus Tumor* / diagnosis
Glomus Tumor* / surgery
Humans
Middle Aged
Tracheal Neoplasms* / diagnosis
Tracheal Neoplasms* / surgery