Glomangioma of the trachea

Cancer. 1980 May 1;45(9):2337-41. doi: 10.1002/1097-0142(19800501)45:9<2337::aid-cncr2820450917>3.0.co;2-3.

Abstract

A case of a glomus tumor arising in an unusual site, the trachea, is described. The tumor was composed of a mixture of glomus cells and mast cells. At the ultrastructural level, the glomus cells exhibited features of modified smooth-muscle cells.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Basement Membrane / ultrastructure
  • Cytoplasm / ultrastructure
  • Epithelium / pathology
  • Female
  • Glomus Tumor / pathology*
  • Glomus Tumor / ultrastructure
  • Humans
  • Microscopy, Electron
  • Middle Aged
  • Tracheal Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Tracheal Neoplasms / ultrastructure