Document Type
Report
Department
Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Abstract
Glomus tumors most commonly occur in distal extremities, particularly in the subungual region. The origin of these tumors is modified smooth muscle cells of glomus bodies. Trachea is one of the rare sites where normal glomus bodies may be sparse or absent, so occurrence of glomus tumor in trachea is very rare. Only 30 cases have been reported in the literature so far. In this case report, the authors describe a very rare and in fact first case of glomus tumor of trachea in a 45-year male Pakistani patient.
Publication (Name of Journal)
Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan
Recommended Citation
Arshad, S.,
Ahmad, Z.,
Ud Din, N.
(2016). Glomus tumor of trachea in an adult male. Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan, 26(6 Suppl), S59-S60.
Available at:
https://ecommons.aku.edu/pakistan_fhs_mc_pathol_microbiol/857