Tumeur glomique de l'avant-bras : à propos d'un cas

A glomus tumour arising from the flexor aspect of the forearm: a case report with review of the literature

A 45 year old male patient presented with the complaint of a purplish nodular painful swelling on the flexor aspect of the left forearm of five years duration. A radiological examination of the lesion was not done prior to its excision. A biopsy was done and it was sent for a histopathological examination. The biopsied tissue was single, irregular, firm and globular, it measured 0.5 x 0.5cm in size and it was processed in two halves Its microscopic examination showed a well circumscribed area which comprised of sheets and nodules of monomorphic round cells with slightly vesicular, round nuclei and an acidophilic cytoplasm, amongst which were interspersed numerous blood vessels, many of which were dilated and congested, along with numerous lymphatic channels which were filled with lymph. Immunohistochemistry for SMA, CEA and CD 34 was advised, out of which only SMA turned out to be strongly positive and a final diagnosis of a Glomus tumour was made.

[Glomus tumor of the dorsal aspect of the wrist: a case report]

Extra-digital glomus tumors are extremely rare and difficult to diagnose. The authors report a case of glomus tumor of the dorsal aspect of the wrist, discovered incidentally after surgical resection in a 71-year-old patient.

[Glomus tumor of the finger pulp: an unusual pediatric case]

Glomus tumor is a rare benign tumor. Diagnosis is often delayed because of the absence of specific symptoms and confirmation can only be made by histological study. Treatment is always surgical. We report a clinical case of glomus tumor of the thumb pulp in a 6-year-old girl, and we discuss clinical, radiological and histological aspects of this tumor.

Atypical presentation of a glomus tumour: A case report

A 46-year-old man presented with an extremely painful, 1 cm, mobile, nodular mass located on the medial side of his right elbow. Symptoms failed to respond to conservative treatment. Ultrasound and Doppler flow imaging revealed a well-defined, round hypoechoic mass. Under local anesthesia, the mass was resected and the wound closed without complication. Final pathology diagnosed the lesion as a glomus tumour, solid type. Histology staining showed the tumour cells were positive for antibodies to vimentin and muscle actin. It is unusual for a glomus tumour to be located anterior to the medial epicondyle of the right arm. Hand surgeons most commonly encounter glomus tumours in the nailbeds of the fingers.

Calcified glomus tumor of the shoulder. A case report

The authors report a case of calcified glomus tumor of the shoulder in a 54-year-old woman. The nonspecific clinical findings and the noncharacteristic imaging results made diagnosis of this tumor impossible before surgery. The diagnosis was confirmed by a biopsy. The outcome after surgical resection was excellent.