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:	Rurika Hamanaka, Ryota Masuda, Masayuki Iwazaki
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Lenguaje:	EN
Publicado:	Elsevier 2021
Materias:	Glomus tumor Pulmonary Lung Diseases of the respiratory system RC705-779
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:a5c73ebddbce472bafda79b9bdcb04c22021-11-12T04:32:38ZPulmonary glomus tumor observed for 6 years: A case report2213-007110.1016/j.rmcr.2021.101546https://doaj.org/article/a5c73ebddbce472bafda79b9bdcb04c22021-01-01T00:00:00Zhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213007121002082https://doaj.org/toc/2213-0071Glomus 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.Rurika HamanakaRyota MasudaMasayuki IwazakiElsevierarticleGlomus tumorPulmonaryLungDiseases of the respiratory systemRC705-779ENRespiratory Medicine Case Reports, Vol 34, Iss , Pp 101546- (2021)
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topic	Glomus tumor Pulmonary Lung Diseases of the respiratory system RC705-779
spellingShingle	Glomus tumor Pulmonary Lung Diseases of the respiratory system RC705-779 Rurika Hamanaka Ryota Masuda Masayuki Iwazaki Pulmonary glomus tumor observed for 6 years: A case report
description	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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author	Rurika Hamanaka Ryota Masuda Masayuki Iwazaki
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title	Pulmonary glomus tumor observed for 6 years: A case report
title_short	Pulmonary glomus tumor observed for 6 years: A case report
title_full	Pulmonary glomus tumor observed for 6 years: A case report
title_fullStr	Pulmonary glomus tumor observed for 6 years: A case report
title_full_unstemmed	Pulmonary glomus tumor observed for 6 years: A case report
title_sort	pulmonary glomus tumor observed for 6 years: a case report
publisher	Elsevier
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Pulmonary glomus tumor observed for 6 years: A case report

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