Tracheal Glomus Tumour

Arapantoni-Dadioti, Petroula; Panayiotides, John; Fatsis, M; Antypas, G

doi:10.1159/000196414

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“…Most reported glomus tumors in the respiratory tract have been painless, but have caused dyspnea due to tracheal stenosis or hemoptysis [3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14]. In the cases of pulmonary tumors, the patients were asyptomatic, and the tumors were detected by a routine chest X-ray examination [15, 16, 17].…”

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A Rare Case of Bronchial Glomus Tumor

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“…25 Definite endoscopic resection with laser-assisted mechanical debulking with a rigid bronchoscope has been described in 3 patients, with successful outcomes. 16,17,25 No tumor recurrence was reported in 2 of those patients at follow-ups at 12 months and 24 months. 16,25 No follow-up data were reported for the third subject.…”

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“…16,17,25 No tumor recurrence was reported in 2 of those patients at follow-ups at 12 months and 24 months. 16,25 No follow-up data were reported for the third subject. 17 It is noteworthy, however, that in all 3 cases, the tumor was confined to the airway lumen, without evidence of extratracheal extension.…”

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“…7 To our knowledge, 19 cases of tracheal glomus tumor have been described so far, most commonly arising from the posterior wall of the lower two thirds of the trachea, where mucus glands and vessels are numerous (Table 1). [8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25] Endobronchial and lung-parenchyma glomus tumors have been also reported. 19,21,26 Glomus tumor of the trachea is more common in males (male-to-female ratio 2:1 to 7:1), and at a mean age of 45 years.…”

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Tracheal Glomus Tumor: A Multidisciplinary Approach to Management

Sakr¹,

Palaniappan²,

Payan³

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Respir Care

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A 66-year-old man presented with acute respiratory distress due to a tracheal tumor involving the posterior wall of the upper trachea, with nearly complete airway obstruction. Partial debulking of the tumor's endoluminal component, via rigid bronchoscopy and yttrium-aluminum-perovskite laser, allowed timely and effective airway restoration. The diagnosis was benign tracheal glomus tumor. Two weeks later, elective tracheal sleeve resection with end-to-end anastomosis allowed complete resection of the lesion. No tumor recurrence was found at 21-month follow-up. We describe the multidisciplinary management of this extremely rare tracheal tumor, and review its features.

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“…Most tracheal glomus tumours are treated by excision and end-to-end anastomosis of the trachea with good results [6][7][8]. In bronchial glomus tumours, bronchoplasty can be performed but since the development of endobronchial treatment, ND-YAG coagulation has been performed with good results at 1-yr follow-up [11,12]. One patient received adjuvant radiotherapy after lasercoagulation [11], also with good results.…”

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Cough, fatigue and fever

Weerdt¹,

Noppen²,

Boosere³

et al. 2004

Eur Respir J

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A 37-yr-old male complained of a dry cough, fever, nocturnal sudation and dyspnoea. On lung auscultation, his general practitioner noticed right-sided expiratory wheezing and the diagnosis of tracheitis was withheld. Clarithromycin and a cough syrup were given and a slight amelioration was noticed, except for the persistence of dry cough. Bronchial hyperreactivity was suspected and a combination of budesonide and formoterol was added to the treatment.During the following 2 months, symptomatology varied; cough and dyspnoea were intermittently present until the patient started complaining of right thoracic pain and important fatigue. Fever re-appeared reaching 39uC, and, after consulting his general practitioner, cefuroxime and paracetamol were prescribed.Once again the fever disappeared, but a very invalidating cough with mucopurulent sputum, fatigue and chest pain persisted. After the antibiotic was stopped, fever reappeared and the patient was hospitalised.In his past history the patient was treated at the age of 12 yrs by immunotherapy for an allergic rhinitis caused by dust allergy. There was no particular familial history. He had never smoked and worked in an office.On clinical examination, the patient was pale, sweaty and thin. His blood pressure was 125/65, pulse 100?min -1 and temperature 38.7uC. On lung auscultation, breath sounds were diminished at the right lung base. Otherwise, physical examination was normal.Laboratory studies demonstrated a white blood cell count of 16610 9 ?L . Liver tests, renal and serum chemistry were normal.A chest radiography and a CT scan of the lungs and mediastinum were performed (figs 1 and 2).Flexible bronchoscopy showed a polypoid, necrotic, highly vascularised tumour occluding the right bronchus intermedius. No biopsies were taken, but instead a diagnostic and therapeutic rigid bronchoscopy was performed.

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Tracheal Glomus Tumour

Abstract: A glomus tumour situated at the posterior wall of the trachea in a 65-year-old man presenting with dyspnoea and haemoptysis is described. The tumour was excised with an Nd-YAG laser, with no visible recurrence a year later. This is the fifth reported case of tracheal glomus tumour.

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A Rare Case of Bronchial Glomus Tumor

A Rare Case of Bronchial Glomus Tumor

Tracheal Glomus Tumor: A Multidisciplinary Approach to Management

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