Glomangioma of the trachea: A case report and literature review

Tan,Yang; Yang,Peng; Deng,Xiaoyu; Tang,Yan

doi:10.3892/ol.2015.2871

Glomangioma of the trachea: A case report and literature review

Authors:
- Yang Tan
- Peng Yang
- Xiaoyu Deng
- Yan Tang
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Affiliations: Department of Pathology, Dujiangyan Maternal and Child Health Care Hospital, Chengdu, Sichuan 611830, P.R. China, Department of Pathology, The Third People's Hospital of Chengdu, Chengdu, Sichuan 610031, P.R. China
Published online on: January 13, 2015 https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2015.2871
Pages: 1273-1277

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Abstract

A 44‑year‑old male presented with progressing cough, dyspnea and hemoptysis due to a tracheal tumor involving the posterior wall of the lower trachea, with severe airway obstruction and coagulopathy. Consequently the patient underwent segmental resection of the trachea with an end‑to‑end anastomosis. Twenty months after treatment there remained no evidence of endobronchial recurrence at bronchoscopy or imaging studies. The diagnosis was benign tracheal glomus tumor (GT) which is an exceedingly rare mass lesion in the trachea. There are three subtypes: GT proper, glomangioma and glomangiomyoma. The present study describes the clinical and pathological features of glomangioma through a case report and literature review. To the best of our knowledge, this is the fifth report of glomangioma subtype arising from the trachea.

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