Glomus tumor is an uncommon perivascular lesion usually located in the dermis of the
extremities. It rarely involves the respiratory tract or the lungs. We present the
clinical and pathological features of a 39-year-old man who was evaluated for an incidental
radiological finding of a pulmonary nodule. A chest computed tomography (CT) confirmed
the presence of an upper left lobe coin lesion. Bronchoscopy and 18F-fluoro-2-deoxyglucose
positron emission tomography (FDG‐PET) were negative. An intraoperative frozen section
examination was interpreted as a neuroendocrine tumor; therefore a left upper lobectomy
with lymphadenectomy was performed. An immunohistochemical examination supported the
diagnosis of a primary pulmonary glomangioma. The patient was free of disease at the
51-month follow-up. Due to its uncertain behavior we stress the usefulness of typical
lung resection, lymph node dissection, and accurate follow-up.
Thoracoscopy/VATS - lung - lobectomy - glomangioma - glomus tumor
