Open AccessEndobronchial Glomus Tumor in a Child
Author(s) -
Moshe Prero,
Melissa Gener,
Eugenio Taboada,
Christopher M. Oermann
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
pediatric allergy, immunology, and pulmonology (print)
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.4
H-Index - 22
eISSN - 2151-3228
pISSN - 2151-321X
DOI - 10.1089/ped.2019.1065
Subject(s) - medicine , glomus tumor , bronchus , respiratory tract , lobe , bronchoscopy , pathology , radiology , respiratory system , anatomy , lung , respiratory disease
Glomus tumors (GTs) are rare, usually benign, mesenchymal neoplasms typically located in the cutaneous tissues of the extremities. Visceral locations have been reported in ∼5% of cases. The average age at diagnosis is 42 years. GTs originating in the respiratory tract of pediatric patients are exceedingly rare. We report a 16-year-old male with a GT of the right lower lobe bronchus.