A painful subungual tumor in a digit with a cold intolerance is characteristic of a glomus tumor. Lack of recognition often unnecessarily delays therapy. Surgical excision, utilizing an operating microscope for identification of tumor vascularisation and tourniquet control is the therapy of choice. Multiple tumors may be present in the same digit. No malignant transformation of the tumor has been described.
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Front Oncol
January 2025
Department of Gastroenterology, Shengli Oilfield Central Hospital, Dongying, China.
Introduction: Gastric glomus tumor is a rare submucosal mesenchymal tumor with no distinct features on endoscopy. In clinical practice, it is often treated with laparoscopic partial gastrectomy. Here, we report a case of gastric glomus tumor successfully resected using a combination of gastroscopy and laparoscopy.
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January 2025
University of Toledo Medical Center, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, 3000 Arlington Ave, Toledo, Ohio, 43614.
Introduction: Glomangiomas are rare vascular tumors derived from the vascular component of glomus bodies. Because glomus bodies play an important role in thermoregulation in the digits of the hand and foot, glomus tumors predominantly arise in these locations. Only six incidents of glomangiomas have arisen in the forearm since 1991.
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January 2025
Department of Dermatology, the Fourth Affiliated Hospital of School of Medicine, and International School of Medicine, International Institutes of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Yiwu, China.
Background: Glomus tumors are rare, benign mesenchymal neoplasms predominantly located in subungual regions of the extremities. Their occurrence in the mandibular region is exceptionally uncommon, presenting unique diagnostic challenges. Only a limited number of submandibular glomus tumors have been documented, leaving their presentation and management largely underexplored.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFClin Nucl Med
November 2024
From the Department of Nuclear Medicine, Ankara Etlik City Hospital, Ankara, Turkiye.
A 39-year-old woman with bilateral carotid body tumors was referred to 68Ga-DOTATATE PET/CT for further evaluation. Unknown metastatic sites with increased 68Ga-DOTATATE uptake were detected in the left cervical lymph node, liver, and bone. Carotid body paragangliomas (CBPs) represent less than 0.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFInt J Surg Case Rep
January 2025
Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, St. Paul's Hospital Millennium Medical College, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Introduction: Glomus tympanicum is a benign tumor classified under the group glomus tumors, and is also known as paragangliomas.
Case Presentation: A 52 years old woman presented with unilateral pulsatile tinnitus and hearing loss. She had a visible reddish mass behind the eardrum; Temporal bone CT scans suggested middle ear mass secondary to Glomus Tympanicum tumors.
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