Tracheal Glomus Tumor Complicated with Asthma Exacerbation in a Pregnant Woman

Abstract

A 34-year-old pregnant woman in the 34th week of gestation with uncontrolled asthma was admitted because of asthma exacerbation. Although she received bronchodilators and systemic corticosteroids, respiratory failure rapidly progressed. Chest computed tomography revealed a mass occluding approximately 80% of the tracheal lumen. After urgent Caesarean section, endobronchial resection was performed. The pathological findings of the resected tumor were compatible with tracheal glomus tumor. Tracheal tumors are often misdiagnosed as asthma, but its complication with asthma is rare. Even if the diagnosis of asthma is definitive, clinicians should consider coexisting diseases, including tracheal tumors, when asthma control is poor.

Optimal Treatment of Tumor in Upper Human Respiratory Tract Using Microaerosols

“…Similar findings were reported by Singh in a study on the effect of the presence of a glomus tumor in the trachea on the airflow streamlines, secondary flows, and particle deposition. Growth of glomus tumors in the respiratory tract can occur between the age groups of children and adults and in various locations of the respiratory tract such as the trachea, major lobes, and main airway branches. − Studying the impact of tumors on airflow and particle deposition in bronchial airways can be beneficial for health assessment studies, as well as for analyzing drug-aerosol delivery. Singh and Srivastav et al performed simulations on unhealthy respiratory models which included glomus tumors in the trachea region of the lung.…”