Therapeutic rigid bronchoscopy for endobronchial glomus tumors: a case series.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Glomus tumors (GTs) are rare, comprising only 2% of all soft tissue tumors. Pulmonary GTs are exceptionally rare, with fewer than 80 cases reported to date. Little is known about the therapeutic outcomes of rigid bronchoscopy for endobronchial GT.

Methods

This is a case series of four patients with endobronchial GT who underwent therapeutic rigid bronchoscopy between February 2021 and June 2024.

Results

The ages of the patients in our series ranged from 32 to 75 years, and all patients were male. Cough and blood-tinged sputum were present in all patients with endobronchial GT. The tumor sizes ranged from 1 to 3 cm. Complete endoscopic resection and laser cauterization via rigid bronchoscopy were achieved in two patients. One patient had incomplete resection

SUBMITTER: Ho RL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11762895 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature