Extradigital Glomus Tumor—a Rare Cause for Undiagnosed Chronic Pain in Unusal Sites

Venugopal, P

doi:10.1007/s12262-014-1062-1

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“…Three additional case reports of extradigital glomus tumors with described MR findings were identified in a review of the literature subsequent to the publication by Lee et al in 2010. All 3 of these more recent case reports also document T2 hyperintensity [12] , [13] , [14] ; one of the 3 did not document T1 signal intensity [12] , the other 2 described isointense or hypointense T1 signal. The one study performed with contrast did demonstrate postcontrast enhancement [13] .…”

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Extradigital glomus tumor: a rare etiology for wrist soft tissue mass

Friske¹,

Sharma²,

Kolpin³

et al. 2016

Radiology Case Reports

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Glomus tumors are rare benign hamartomas arising from the neuromyoarterial glomus body, a highly specialized arteriovenous anastomosis responsible for thermoregulation. Although classically associated with a subungual location, less common extradigital glomus tumors can present a diagnostic challenge because of their rarity and nonspecific presentation. This case report adds to the literature of proven extradigital glomus tumors with documented pathologic and magnetic resonance imaging characteristics and describes their place in the differential for soft tissue mass of the wrist. Occasionally, a combination of imaging findings and clinical history as described may help suggest the diagnosis prospectively.

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Extradigital glomus tumor: a rare etiology for wrist soft tissue mass

Friske¹,

Sharma²,

Kolpin³

et al. 2016

Radiology Case Reports

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“…The diagnosis of a glomus tumor is confirmed when histology demonstrates cells with a positive expression for CD34 and smooth muscle actin [ 16 ]. Three different histologic variants have been reported, including (1) solid, with poor vasculature and scant smooth muscle component, (2) angiomatoid (glomangioma) with a predominant vascular component, and (3) glomangiomyoma with prominent vascular and smooth muscle components [ 17 ].…”

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Extradigital Glomus Tumor with Atypical Neuritis Presentation

Odom

Ficke

Dahlgren

et al. 2018

Cureus

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Glomus tumors are rare tumors of the arteriovenous junction that play a role in temperature regulation. They are most commonly found in the subungual finger. We present the case of a 77-year-old female with a chief complaint of a painful mass in her ulnar wrist. The differential diagnosis at the time was broad. Following a detailed history and physical exam, the etiology was believed to be that of a peripheral nerve sheath tumor. The patient was taken to the operating room for resection and biopsy of the mass. Histological evaluation confirmed that the mass was a glomus tumor. Our patient’s symptoms had completely resolved and functional status had improved to baseline by the time of her two-week postoperative clinic visit. This case report demonstrates the many complexities in the diagnosis of a glomus tumor and the important role of surgical treatment in obtaining relief from extradigital glomus tumors.

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“…Extradigital sites are rare and have been reported in shoulder, scapular region, [11] elbow, [12,13,14] forearm, [15,16] wrist, [17] palm, thigh, [1,18,19] knee, [20,21,22] foot, [23,24] toes, [23,25] stomach, [26] colon, [26] larynx, [27] posteroinferior lung, [28] mediastinum, [29] intramuscular, intravascular, [30] intraneural, cervix, penis and bone, [31,32,33,34,35,36] arm, [36] buttock, [36] leg, [37] ankle, [36] back, [36] nose, [36] cheek, [36] ear lobe [36] and trachea. [36] Extradigital glomus tumours are difficult to diagnose as they do not present with classical triad.…”

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Extradigital Glomus Tumour in Scapular Region

Syed¹,

Pottangadi²,

Sadanandan³

et al. 2017

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A 76-year-old male patient had presented with history of backache for the last 15 years with features of pain even with mild touch (such as while wearing shirt). He had this complaint more than 15 years back and was operated twice; at tertiary care hospital on one occasion and secondary care hospital on another occasion at one-year interval. He later had persistent pain similar in character to what he had before surgery and used to take OTC analgesics occasionally for pain relief and had considered it 'incurable and his fate.' The treatment details were not available with the patient and could not be traced. On examination, there was an oblique linear surgical scar over inferior angle of right scapula, around 3 cm in length with faint reddish macule present over inferior and lateral aspect (at distal end of scar), which was tender and hypersensitive to touch and cold. Rest of the scar was nontender. The surrounding skin appeared normal with no induration or collection. He had no other site with similar hypersensitive lesion. Examination of Spine, Shoulder and Scapula were within normal limits.

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Extradigital Glomus Tumor—a Rare Cause for Undiagnosed Chronic Pain in Unusal Sites

Cited by 12 publications

References 5 publications

Extradigital glomus tumor: a rare etiology for wrist soft tissue mass

Extradigital glomus tumor: a rare etiology for wrist soft tissue mass

Extradigital Glomus Tumor with Atypical Neuritis Presentation

Extradigital Glomus Tumour in Scapular Region

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