A Quite Exceptional Cause of Recurrent Hemoptysis

Ghigna, Maria Rosa; Fadel, Élie; Bellini, Roberto; Rohnean, Adéla; Palazzo, Laurent; Dorfmüller, Peter; Dartevelle, Philippe; Montpréville, Vincent de

doi:10.1378/chest.12-1004

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“…Other differential diagnoses of these endobronchial lesions are other airway tumors, such as neoplasms (hamartomas, chondromas, endobronchial plasmocytoma, paraganglyoma, and tracheal amyloidosis), infections (mucus plugs, tuberculosis), inflammatory diseases (sarcoidosis, Wegener disease, rheumatoid granuloma) and others. Interestingly, our patient had undergone a tracheal carcinoid tumor resection years ago, which might have been a misdiagnosed glomus tumor [3] , [4] .…”

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Concomitant tracheal and subcutaneous glomus tumor: Case report and review of the literature

Fernández-Bussy

Labarca

Rodríguez

et al. 2015

Respiratory Medicine Case Reports

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Glomus tumors are unusual and generally benign neoplasms mainly found in subungeal areas. We describe a case of concomitant subcutaneous and tracheal glomus tumor that underwent successful endoscopic resection. A 48-year old male with a left forearm subcutaneous mass presented with hemoptysis. A chest CT scan demonstrated a polypoid tracheal lesion. He underwent a bronchoscopic resection. A biopsy revealed a glomus tumor, which was the same type of neoplasm that was found on the forearm biopsy. Glomus tumors are rarely found in the respiratory tract. Only 49 cases have been described. The majority of the glomus tumors arise from the lower posterior tracheal wall with no extraluminal extension. Bronchoscopic resection has been successfully used. Glomus tumors should be included in the differential diagnosis of tracheobronchial lesions. Bronchoscopic resection and adjuvant radiotherapy are valid treatment options. This is the first report of concomitant subcutaneous and tracheal glomus tumor, as well as the first reported airway glomus tumor, in Latin America. As part of this study, we also perform a literature review.

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“…Also, none were from Latin America. The summary of the clinical, radiological and treatment characteristics from previously reported Glomus tumors are shown in Table 1 , Table 2 [3] , [4] , [5] , [6] , [7] , [8] , [9] , [10] , [11] , [12] .…”

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Concomitant tracheal and subcutaneous glomus tumor: Case report and review of the literature

Fernández-Bussy

Labarca

Rodríguez

et al. 2015

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“…Seventy-five percent are subungual, however, these may pose a difficult diagnosing these tumors[3]. Although frequently found in the dermis, glomus tumors may occur in deep soft tissue or visceral sites throughout the body including lung, gastrointestinal, and liver[4,5]. Hypertrophy of a glomus body, an innervated, coiled, arteriovenous dermal shunt that normally controls skin temperature, is evident this tumor.…”

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Glomus tumors of the fingers: Expression of vascular endothelial growth factor

Honsawek¹,

Kitidumrongsook²,

Luangjarmekorn³

et al. 2016

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Glomus tumors are uncommon, benign, small neurovascular neoplasms derived from glomus bodies in the reticular dermis. Glomus bodies are found throughout the body to regulate body temperature and skin circulation; however, they are concentrated in the fingers and the sole of the foot. The typical presentation is a solitary nodule in the subungual or periungual area of the distal phalanx. The primary treatment of choice is surgical removal. We investigated expression of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) using immunohistochemistry in glomus tumors of the fingers. All five glomus tumor samples were positive for VEGF expression. VEGF immunoreactivity was largely localized to the cytoplasm of tumor cells, suggesting a contribution of VEGF to the vascularization of glomus tumors.

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Tracheal Glomus Tumor: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

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Glomus tumors are rare neoplasms that typically occur within the dermis or subcutis of the subungual space. Primary glomus tumors of the thorax are exceedingly uncommon, thus standard-of-care management is lacking. In this report we describe the management of a patient presenting with a symptomatic glomus tumor of the posterior trachea, and provide a comprehensive review including all documented tracheal glomus tumor reports.

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A Quite Exceptional Cause of Recurrent Hemoptysis

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Concomitant tracheal and subcutaneous glomus tumor: Case report and review of the literature

Concomitant tracheal and subcutaneous glomus tumor: Case report and review of the literature

Glomus tumors of the fingers: Expression of vascular endothelial growth factor

Tracheal Glomus Tumor: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

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