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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Thorac Cardiovasc Surg Rep 2018; 07(01): e43-e45
DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1675411
Case Report: Thoracic
Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart · New York

Central Airway Obstruction Due to Tracheal Glomus Tumor

Greg J. Haro
1   Department of Surgery, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of California, San Francisco; San Francisco, California, United States
,
Eric J. Seeley
2   Department of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary & Critical Care, University of California, San Francisco; San Francisco, California, United States
,
David M. Jablons
1   Department of Surgery, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of California, San Francisco; San Francisco, California, United States
,
Johannes R. Kratz
1   Department of Surgery, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of California, San Francisco; San Francisco, California, United States
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07 July 2018

24 September 2018

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20 November 2018 (online)

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Abstract

Background Tracheal glomus tumors are rare mesenchymal neoplasms that have the potential to cause malignant, central airway obstruction. They require a thoughtful approach to safely secure the airway and definitively resect the tumor.

Case Description We report the clinical course of a 25-year-old man in severe respiratory distress secondary to tracheal glomus tumor and the subsequent surgical management.

Conclusion Due to their hypervascular nature, greater familiarity with tracheal glomus tumors is needed to ensure appropriate preoperative planning and intervention.

Keywords

glomus tumor - tracheal glomus tumor - central airway obstruction