Discussion
Diagnosis With Brief Discussion
- Diagnosis
- Glomus tumor of the trachea
- Radiologic Findings
- Chest radiographs (Figs. 1 & 2) show a polypoid mass in the trachea. Contrast-enhanced chest CT scan (Fig. 3) shows a hypervascular enhancing mass in the right posterolateral wall of the lower trachea.
- Brief Review
- Glomus tumors are neoplasms derived from the modified smooth muscle cells of the glomus body. It is extremely rare in the lung and trachea. Glomus tumors usually arise from the posterior membranous wall in the lower two thirds of the trachea.
- References
- 1. Gowan RT, Shamji FM, Perkins DG et al. Glomus tumor of the trachea. Ann Thorac Surg 2001; 72:598-600
- Keywords
- trachea, benign tumor,