Glomus tumor with an atypical location
Authors: Tiago Roseiro, Francisco Silva Gomes, Claudia Vale, Andre Carvalho, Pedro Carvalhais, Joao Corte Real
Background: Glomus tumors are benign and rare vascular tumors, with an incidence of less than 2% in relation to all soft tissue tumors. About 75% occur in hand, especially in the nail bed, even though these tumors may also occur in atypical locations. They are characterized by a triad composed of pain, cold intolerance, and point tenderness. Case Presentation: We present a clinical case of a male patient with 67 years old with a painful lesion on the subcutaneous tissue of the knee with 5 years of evolution. The pain exacerbated with the cold. He underwent surgical excision with pain resolution, and no recurrence or metastasis was found at 30-month follow-up. Conclusion: The rapid diagnosis of glomus tumors is important to avoid treatment delays leading to chronic pain. It is important to consider glomus tumors in the differential diagnosis of subcutaneous lesions.
Keywords: Glomus tumor, glomangioma, atypical location, knee, oncology, case report
Authors
Correspondence to:
Tiago Roseiro, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Hospital Distrital da Figueira da Foz, Portugal tasroseiro@gmail.com
Publication history:
Received 08 Apr 2020
Revised 19 Jun 2020
Accepted 24 Jun 2020
Published online 02 Aug 2020
Published in print 06 Aug 2020
Roseiro T, Gomes FS, Vale C, Carvalho A, Carvalhais P, Real JC. Glomus tumor with an atypical location. EJMCR. 2020; 4(7): 226-230. doi:
10.24911/ejmcr/173-1586339773
Roseiro T, Gomes FS, Vale C, Carvalho A, Carvalhais P, Real JC. Glomus tumor with an atypical location. https://www.ejmcr.com/?mno=97801 [Access: May 15, 2024]. doi:
10.24911/ejmcr/173-1586339773
Roseiro T, Gomes FS, Vale C, Carvalho A, Carvalhais P, Real JC. Glomus tumor with an atypical location. EJMCR. 2020; 4(7): 226-230. doi:
10.24911/ejmcr/173-1586339773
Roseiro T, Gomes FS, Vale C, Carvalho A, Carvalhais P, Real JC. Glomus tumor with an atypical location. EJMCR. (2020), [cited May 15, 2024]; 4(7): 226-230. doi:
10.24911/ejmcr/173-1586339773
Roseiro, T., Gomes, . F. S., Vale, . C., Carvalho, . A., Carvalhais, . P. & Real, . J. C. (2020) Glomus tumor with an atypical location. EJMCR, 4 (7), 226-230. doi:
10.24911/ejmcr/173-1586339773
Roseiro, Tiago, Francisco Silva Gomes, Claudia Vale, Andre Carvalho, Pedro Carvalhais, and Joao Corte Real. 2020. Glomus tumor with an atypical location. European Journal of Medical Case Reports, 4 (7), 226-230. doi:
10.24911/ejmcr/173-1586339773
Roseiro, Tiago, Francisco Silva Gomes, Claudia Vale, Andre Carvalho, Pedro Carvalhais, and Joao Corte Real. "Glomus tumor with an atypical location." European Journal of Medical Case Reports 4 (2020), 226-230. doi:
10.24911/ejmcr/173-1586339773
Roseiro, Tiago, Francisco Silva Gomes, Claudia Vale, Andre Carvalho, Pedro Carvalhais, and Joao Corte Real. "Glomus tumor with an atypical location." European Journal of Medical Case Reports 4.7 (2020), 226-230. Print. doi:
10.24911/ejmcr/173-1586339773
Roseiro, T., Gomes, . F. S., Vale, . C., Carvalho, . A., Carvalhais, . P. & Real, . J. C. (2020) Glomus tumor with an atypical location. European Journal of Medical Case Reports, 4 (7), 226-230. doi:
10.24911/ejmcr/173-1586339773