Glomus tumor of the cheek: a case report

Glomus tumor in the floor of the mouth: a case report and review of the literature

Background

Glomus tumors are rare benign neoplasms that usually occur in the upper and lower extremities. Oral cavity involvement is exceptionally rare, with only a few cases reported to date.

Case presentation

A 24-year-old woman with complaints of swelling in the left floor of her mouth for 6 months was referred to our institution. Her swallowing function was slightly affected; however, she did not have pain or tongue paralysis. Enhanced computed tomography revealed a 2.8 × 1.8 × 2.1 cm-sized well-defined, solid, heterogeneous nodule above the mylohyoid muscle. The mandible appeared to be uninvolved. The patient underwent surgery via an intraoral approach; histopathological examination revealed a glomus tumor. The patient has had no evidence of recurrence over 4 years of follow-up.

Conclusions

Glomus tumors should be considered when patients present with painless nodules in the floor of the mouth.

Recurrent Bleeding Neck Mass: a Case Report

An adult male presented to us with a recurrent, large bleeding tumour in the neck. We describe our approach to the patient, whose tumour was labelled as an atypical glomus on final histopathology. They are relatively uncommon in the head neck, and this case report with literature review is expected to add to our knowledge.

Extradigital Glomus Tumor Revisited: Painful Subcutaneous Nodules Located in Various Parts of the Body

Background:

Glomus tumor is a common lesion of the subungual area of the hand fingers. However, glomus tumors located outside the hand region are rare and the diagnosis is often difficult due to their low incidence and lack of distinct clinical features in the physical examination. The presented article contains five cases of extradigital glomus tumors with a short review of the literature.

Patients and Methods:

Five cases of extradigital glomus tumor were included in the study. All lesions were purple colored subcutaneous nodules with sharp pain by digital palpation. All lesions were examined with ultrasound imaging were operated under local anesthesia using loupe magnification.

Results:

Among five patients, only one patient was female with a mean age of 35. Two lesions were located at the arm region, two at the crural region and one at the sternal area. The smallest nodule was 0.5 cm and the biggest lesion was 2 cm in diameter. In all the cases, the early postoperative period was uneventful without any surgical complication or acute recurrence. The postoperative 1^st year examination of all patients revealed complete resolution of the pain and no recurrence was encountered.

Conclusions:

Glomus tumor should be kept in mind in the differential diagnosis of all painful subcutaneous lesions especially for those with purple reflection on the skin surface. In this manner, patients with extradigital glomus tumors may be diagnosed earlier and unnecessary and wrong treatments may be prevented.