Abstract
T he majority of glomus tumors occur in the dermis or subcutis of the extremities. It is extremely rare in the tracheobronchial tree: only 16 cases have been reported in the literature. 1 Although glomus tumors are predom inantly benign, they rarely demonstrate an aggressive and malignant clinical course and histologic characteristics. Herein we discuss a patient with a tracheal glomus tumor classified as “uncertain malignant potential” according to the new World Health Organization (WHO) classification.
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