Glomus tumor of the trachea. Report of a case with ultrastructural observation

• Published in: Cancer Vol. 64; no. 4; pp. 881 - 886
• Main Authors: Kim, Yong Il, Kim, Joo Hyun, Suh, Jin‐Suk, Ham, Eui Keun, Suh, Kyung Pill
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company 15.08.1989; Wiley-Liss
• Subjects: Asthma - pathology; Biological and medical sciences; Cell Membrane - ultrastructure; Diagnosis, Differential; Female; Glomus Tumor - pathology; Glomus Tumor - surgery; Glomus Tumor - ultrastructure; Humans; Medical sciences; Middle Aged; Myofibrils - ultrastructure; Otorhinolaryngology. Stomatology; Tracheal Neoplasms - pathology; Tracheal Neoplasms - surgery; Tracheal Neoplasms - ultrastructure; Tumors; Upper respiratory tract, upper alimentary tract, paranasal sinuses, salivary glands: diseases, semeiology; Human; Case study; Pathology; Respiratory disease; Glomus tumor; Adult; Exploration; ENT disease; Benign neoplasm; Trachea

Extracutaneous glomus tumors are unusual and their occurrence in the trachea has been recognized with extreme rarity. We present a case of surgically resected glomus tumor of the trachea in a 54‐year‐old woman who was initially misdiagnosed as having bronchial asthma because of expiratory wheezing....