2018 Volume 32 Issue 4 Pages 540-543
A 69-year-old man who underwent transverse colectomy for transverse colon cancer at the age of 65 years was referred to our hospital for the examination and treatment of a tracheal tumor detected by computed tomography. Bronchoscopic examination revealed the tumor to be hemorrhagic and biopsy specimens led to a diagnosis of a glomus tumor. Tracheal resection and reconstruction were performed via right thoracotomy. The postoperative course was uneventful and the patient was alive without recurrence 1.5 years after surgery. Tracheobronchial glomus tumor is rare. We should be careful on conducting biopsy because of the ease of hemorrhage. After evaluating whether it is benign or malignant, and whether it has invaded the tracheal wall, we should decide on the course of treatment.
