Pulmonary glomus tumor observed for 6 years: A case report

Glomus tumors are rarely developed in the lung. We report a case of a pulmonary glomus tumor that was observed for a long period. The patient was a 50-year-old man. Chest computed tomography showed a 6 mm nodule in the left lower lobe. The patient requested follow-up observation. The nodule graduall...

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Autores principales: Hamanaka, Rurika, Masuda, Ryota, Iwazaki, Masayuki
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2021
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8600152/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34820256
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rmcr.2021.101546
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Sumario:Glomus tumors are rarely developed in the lung. We report a case of a pulmonary glomus tumor that was observed for a long period. The patient was a 50-year-old man. Chest computed tomography showed a 6 mm nodule in the left lower lobe. The patient requested follow-up observation. The nodule gradually increased and was resected 6 years later. Pulmonary partial resection was performed thoracoscopy. The lesion was diagnosed as a glomus tumor with no malignant features. Pulmonary glomus tumors are rare and difficult to diagnose before resection. However, care is necessary as they may be malignant.

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