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Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2009;135(8):835.

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Diagnosis: Oncocytic glomus tumor of the trachea

In the medical literature, the term glomus tumor is used to describe 2 distinct and unrelated neoplasms: one is composed of modified smooth muscle cells called glomus cells; the other, which is also called paraganglioma, arises from widely distributed paraganglionic tissue that is thought to originate from the neural crest. Herein, glomus tumor will be used to refer to the former neoplasm, and paraganglioma will be used to refer to the latter.

Glomus tumors are uncommon neoplasms that are composed of cells that resemble the modified smooth muscle cells of the normal glomus body. They are thought to arise from the arterial portion of the glomus body, which is an arteriovenous shunt in the dermis that contributes to temperature regulation, and usually occur within the skin, most commonly in the subungual area. Several reports have documented their occurrence in locations other than skin, including the stomach, rectum, and . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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