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- Case Report -
A Case of Glomus Tumor of the Trachea
Yoshimasa Tokunaga1, Tatsuo Nakagawa1, Masao Saitoh1, Takeshi Kondo11Department of Thoracic Surgery, Tenri Hospital, Japan
Background. Glomus tumor of the trachea is a rare disease. Case. We herein describe a 56-year-old man with an asymptomatic glomus tumor of the trachea who underwent tracheal resection and reconstruction. Thirty months after surgery, bronchoscopy and imaging studies revealed no evidence of recurrence. Conclusion. The clinicopathological features are discussed in this case report.
key words: Glomus tumor, Trachea, Resection
Received: May 28, 2015
Accepted: November 16, 2015
JJLC 56 (1): 12-16, 2016