Giant intravenous glomus tumor

Acebo, Elvira; Val-Bernal, J. Fernando; Arce, F.

doi:10.1111/j.1600-0560.1997.tb00808.x

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“…The only other report was recently published and discussed a case of a 55-year-old woman with a 2.5-cm glomangiomyoma in her left kidney. 1,4,6,10,11,15,17,18,20,[28][29][30] Tumor immunoreactivity for desmin was variable, ranging from no expression, like our cases 4,11,15,18,20,29 to only focal positivity in other studies. It is stated that the tumor was encapsulated and distinct from the renal parenchyma.…”

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Glomus Tumor of the Kidney

Al‐Ahmadie

Yilmaz

Olgac

et al. 2007

American Journal of Surgical Pathology

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Glomus tumor is a rare mesenchymal neoplasm affecting the subcutaneous tissue of the distal extremities in the majority of cases. It only rarely involves visceral organs. We report 3 cases of the glomus tumor family in the kidney, a solid glomus tumor, a glomangioma, and a glomangiomyoma. All 3 tumors involved the renal parenchyma and occurred in 3 men aged 36, 81, and 48 years, respectively. All 3 tumors were well-circumscribed and showed morphology otherwise identical to those seen in soft tissue. All 3 tumors were immunoreactive for actin and negative for desmin and S100 and only 1 tumor expressed CD34 in tumor cells. To date, all 3 tumors have followed a benign course without evidence of recurrence or metastasis. This report expands the spectrum of mesenchymal tumors of the kidney.

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“…Most of these cases present as subcutaneous masses of the distal extremities particularly in the subungual region. 1,18,20 In the kidney, an uncommon location for mesenchymal tumors, only 2 examples of glomus tumor have been reported. 10,12,31 In occasional cases, the tumor had an intravascular growth pattern.…”

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Glomus Tumor of the Kidney

Al‐Ahmadie

Yilmaz

Olgac

et al. 2007

American Journal of Surgical Pathology

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“…In addition, mast cell of the glomus tumor, may play an important role in the mediation of pain [16]. As previously mentioned, the forearm is the most common extradigital location [3], and the lesions most commonly occur in the subcutaneous layer, with very infrequent occurrence in extracutaneous locations such as muscle, bone, and blood vessels [1, 6–8, 17]. Superficially located glomus tumors often produce typical symptoms such as paroxysmal pain, exacerbated by changes in temperature [9].…”

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“…Although the forearm is the most common extradigital location [3], intravascular origination of a forearm glomus tumor is an exceptionally rare occurrence. To the best of our knowledge, only 3 cases of intravascular forearm glomus tumors have been reported [1, 6, 7]. Here, we present a rare case of a patient with chronic pain and focal tenderness caused by an intravascular glomus tumor in the forearm.…”

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Intravascular Glomus Tumor of the Forearm Causing Chronic Pain and Focal Tenderness

Lee

Song

Choy

2014

Case Reports in Orthopedics

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Introduction. A glomus tumor is a benign vascular tumor derived from glomus cells and occurs mainly in the subcutaneous layer of the subungual or digital pulp. Extradigital glomus tumors have been reported within the palm, wrist, forearm, foot, bone, stomach, colon, cervix, and mesentery. Glomus tumors can originate from the intraosseous, intramuscular, periosteal, intravascular, and intraneural layers. However, a glomus tumor originating from the intravascular layer of the forearm is a rare condition. Case Report. A 44-year-old woman had a 7-year history of chronic pain and focal tenderness of the forearm. No hypersensitivity or sensory alterations were observed. Contrast magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) showed a mass measuring 5 × 3 × 2 mm leading to a vein. Surgical excision was performed, and the tumor was completely resected. Finding of gross examination revealed a dark-red, well-defined soft tissue tumor, and histologic examination confirmed that the mass was a glomus tumor. The patient's symptoms were completely resolved postoperatively. Conclusion. Intravascular glomus tumors rarely occur in the forearm; therefore, a thorough physical exam, comprehensive medical history, in-depth imaging, and early surgical excision upon clinical suspicion may be helpful to prevent a delayed or incorrect diagnosis.

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“…The first case of an intravascular glomus tumour was described in 1991 4. Since then there have been a small number of other cases reported in the literature 5 6…”

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Intravenous glomus tumour of the upper arm

George

Morrison²,

Farrant³

et al. 2012

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Glomus tumours are rare, benign tumours of the glomus body, most frequently located in the subungual region of digits, palms and soles, but they have been reported throughout the body. Our patient is a 65-year-old man who presented with a 3-year history of a very painful area on his left upper arm. The overlying skin was normal and there was no lesion to palpate, but the symptoms were very striking, warranting further investigation. An exploratory operation identified a prominent vein with a noticeable bulge in the vessel wall. The vein was ligated and excised. On dissection of the vein, a tumour was present within its lumen. Histological examination and immune profile of the tumour confirmed an intravascular glomus tumour. Following surgical excision, symptoms resolved.

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Giant intravenous glomus tumor

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Glomus Tumor of the Kidney

Glomus Tumor of the Kidney

Intravascular Glomus Tumor of the Forearm Causing Chronic Pain and Focal Tenderness

Intravenous glomus tumour of the upper arm

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