The mimic of tracheal carcinoid in elderly female

We present a case of a glomus tumor of trachea in an elderly female who presented with a mass originating from the posterior trachea. She underwent rigid bronchoscopy with tumor debulking combined with laser therapy. Frozen section initially suggested carcinoid tumor but later turned out to be a glo...

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Published in:Lung India 2018-01, Vol.35 (1), p.47-49
Main Authors: Rali, Parth, Jasani, Namrata, Arshad, Hammad, Xie, Jianwu, Balaan, Marvin
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Bronchoscopy
Carcinoid tumor
Care and treatment
Case Report
CAT scans
Critical care
Diagnosis
Dyspnea
Females
glomus tumor
Hospitals
Laser therapy
Lasers
Older people
Smooth muscle
Stains & staining
Tracheal diseases
tracheal tumor
Tumors
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Summary:We present a case of a glomus tumor of trachea in an elderly female who presented with a mass originating from the posterior trachea. She underwent rigid bronchoscopy with tumor debulking combined with laser therapy. Frozen section initially suggested carcinoid tumor but later turned out to be a glomus tumor. She improved with additional laser therapy. We present her clinical course and a literature review on glomus tumor.
ISSN:0970-2113
0974-598X
DOI:10.4103/0970-2113.221726