Case Report
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World J Clin Cases. May 16, 2021; 9(14): 3320-3326
Published online May 16, 2021. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v9.i14.3320
Bronchial glomus tumor with calcification: A case report
Ying Zhang, Qiu-Ping Zhang, Ying-Qun Ji, Jian Xu
Ying Zhang, Ying-Qun Ji, Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian 116011, Liaoning Province, China
Qiu-Ping Zhang, Department of Pathology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian 116011, Liaoning Province, China
Ying-Qun Ji, Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Shanghai East Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200120, China
Jian Xu, Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Dalian Municipal Central Hospital Affiliated of Dalian Medical University, Dalian 116033, Liaoning Province, China
Author contributions: Zhang Y and Ji YQ were the patient’s respiratory physicians, reviewed the literature and contributed to manuscript drafting; Zhang QP performed the pathological analyses and interpretation and contributed to manuscript drafting; Ji YQ and Xu J were responsible for the revision of the manuscript for important intellectual content; all authors issued final approval for the version to be submitted.
Supported by The Study on the Diagnosis and Treatment of COPD Complications Complicated With Diseases, China, No. 2016YFC1304500.
Informed consent statement: Informed written consent was obtained from the patient for publication of this report and any accompanying images.
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Corresponding author: Ying-Qun Ji, MD, PhD, Doctor, Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Shanghai East Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, No. 150 Jimo Road, Pudong District, Shanghai 200120, China. jiyingqun@163.com
Received: October 13, 2020
Peer-review started: October 13, 2020
First decision: February 12, 2021
Revised: February 26, 2021
Accepted: March 23, 2021
Article in press: March 23, 2021
Published online: May 16, 2021
Core Tip

Core Tip: Bronchial glomus tumors (GTs) are rare soft tissue neoplasms. The imaging features of GTs are well-defined masses or nodules without calcification on plain computed tomography scans. On dynamic contrast-enhanced computed tomography images, the tumors were enhanced significantly. In this report, we present a case of bronchial GT with calcification, reminding clinicians that they should consider GT as a differential diagnosis when finding calcified masses in the bronchus.