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Glomangioma of the trachea
Author(s) -
Fabich Douglas R.,
Hafez GholamReza
Publication year - 1980
Publication title -
cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.052
H-Index - 304
eISSN - 1097-0142
pISSN - 0008-543X
DOI - 10.1002/1097-0142(19800501)45:9<2337::aid-cncr2820450917>3.0.co;2-3
Subject(s) - glomus tumor , glomus cell , medicine , pathology , ultrastructure , anatomy , smooth muscle , glomus , receptor , chemoreceptor , inoculation
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.