학술논문

Glomus tumor of the trachea.
Document Type
Case Study
Source
Clinical Respiratory Journal. Jul2016, Vol. 10 Issue 4, p537-539. 3p.
Subject
*GLOMUS tumors
*TRACHEAL diseases
Language
ISSN
1752-6981
Abstract
The article describes the case of a 50-year-old African American female patient with a history of smkong and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) which manifested as hemoptysis, cough and mild shortness of breath, and who developed glomus tumor of the tracheal carina. The diagnosis was confirmed after performing physical examination, chest X-ray and computed tomography (CT). The presence of glomus tumors in cerebrocervical region, trunk and gastrointestinal tract is discussed.