Glomus tumour of the nipple in a male patient

Abstract

A glomus tumour is a benign mesenchymal tumour. It is extremely rare in the breast. We report a case of glomus tumour of the nipple in a 54-year-old man. To the best of the authors' knowledge, this is the first case report of a glomus tumour of the nipple. We describe the different presenting symptoms, method of diagnosis and treatment.