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Brotherton T, Khneizer G, Nwankwo E, Yasin I, Giacaman M. Gastric Glomus Tumor Diagnosed by Upper Endoscopy. Cureus 2021; 13:e20703. [PMID: 35106240 PMCID: PMC8788387 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.20703] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 12/25/2021] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
Abstract
Gastric glomus tumors (GGTs) are benign tumors that typically occur in the submucosa of the gastric wall. Glomus tumors typically occur in the subungual region of the finger and rarely manifest in the stomach. Diagnosis is challenging as these tumors lack specific clinical features, radiographic findings, and endoscopic findings. In prior cases, endoscopic ultrasound with fine-needle aspiration has been utilized to make a pre-operative diagnosis. In our case, pathology from general endoscopy was consistent with a GGT. Thus, our patient was accurately diagnosed by esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) with conventional biopsy.
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Tamaki I, Hosoda Y, Sasano H, Sasaki Y, Kiyochi H, Taki Y, Komoto I. Primary pancreatic glomus tumor invading into the superior mesenteric vein: a case report. Surg Case Rep 2020; 6:279. [PMID: 33141292 PMCID: PMC7609672 DOI: 10.1186/s40792-020-01058-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/21/2020] [Accepted: 10/22/2020] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Background Glomus tumors are subcutaneous tumors arising from glomus bodies, thermoregulatory components of the skin. These tumors could occur in visceral organs where glomus bodies are not normally present. Herein, we report a case of primary pancreatic glomus tumor with aggressive direct invasion into the superior mesenteric vein (SMV). To the best of our knowledge, this is the second case report of a glomus tumor arising in the pancreas. Case presentation A 46-year-old woman was referred to our hospital due to vomiting with epigastric and back pain. Dynamic-CT revealed a well-circumscribed hypervascular mass, measuring 37 mm in its maximal diameter involving the pancreatic head. Both CT and endoscopic ultrasonography (EUS) revealed direct invasion into the SMV and radiologically suspected tumor thrombus. Biopsy sample obtained by EUS-guided fine needle aspiration revealed proliferation of small cells, round-to-oval tumor cells with round nuclei and scant cytoplasm. A histological diagnosis of pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor, G1 was initially considered. Therefore, subtotal stomach-preserving pancreatoduodenectomy using Child-II reconstruction was subsequently performed. Her SMV was resected and reconstructed due to extensive tumor involvement. Subsequent histopathological analysis revealed solid tumor cells proliferation that comprised oval-shaped nuclei and scant cytoplasm around disorganized or slit-shaped vessels in hematoxylin–eosin-stained slides. Immunohistochemical analysis then demonstrated positive immunoreactivity for smooth muscle actin, vimentin, and CD34, but negative for chromogranin A, synaptophysin, CD56, and signal transducer and activator of transcription 6. Based on these histological findings of resected specimens, the lesion was subsequently diagnosed as a primary pancreatic glomus tumor harboring direct invasion into the SMV. Her postoperative course was uneventful and annual surveys for the following 4 years post-op detected no clinical signs of recurrence. Conclusions We report a very rare case of glomus tumor of the pancreas accompanied by venous invasion. Curative surgical resection is the best treatment option for pancreatic glomus tumors. Although pancreatic glomus tumor is rare, it should be taken into consideration in the differential diagnosis of a pancreatic solid tumor with hypervascularity.
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Affiliation(s)
- Ichiro Tamaki
- Department of Surgery, Kansai Electric Power Hospital, Fukushima 2-1-7, Fukushima-ku, Osaka City, Osaka, 553-0003, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Kansai Electric Power Hospital, Fukushima 2-1-7, Fukushima-ku, Osaka City, Osaka, 553-0003, Japan
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- Graduate School of Medicine, Anatomic Pathology, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Kansai Electric Power Hospital, Fukushima 2-1-7, Fukushima-ku, Osaka City, Osaka, 553-0003, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Kansai Electric Power Hospital, Fukushima 2-1-7, Fukushima-ku, Osaka City, Osaka, 553-0003, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Kansai Electric Power Hospital, Fukushima 2-1-7, Fukushima-ku, Osaka City, Osaka, 553-0003, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Kansai Electric Power Hospital, Fukushima 2-1-7, Fukushima-ku, Osaka City, Osaka, 553-0003, Japan.
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Chen JH, Lin L, Liu KL, Su H, Wang LL, Ding PP, Zhou Q, Liu H, Wu J. Malignant glomus tumor of the intestinal ileum with multiorgan metastases: A case report and review of literature. World J Gastroenterol 2020; 26:770-776. [PMID: 32116424 PMCID: PMC7039828 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v26.i7.770] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2019] [Revised: 01/08/2020] [Accepted: 01/14/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Glomus tumors (GTs) are rare mesenchymal neoplastic lesions derived from cells of the glomus body. GTs rarely occurs in the visceral organs, where there may be few or no glomus bodies, and the majority of GTs are benign, rarely demonstrating aggressive or malignant behavior and histological features.
CASE SUMMARY We report a patient with malignant GTs of the intestinal ileum with multiorgan metastases who was admitted due to moderate anemia. Capsule endoscopy revealed a bleeding mass in the intestinal ileum, and the patient underwent segmental ileal resection through laparoscopic surgery. The histopathological and immunohistochemical diagnoses were consistent with malignant GT. Long-term follow-up showed that the GT had metastasized to multiple organs such as the colon, brain, and possibly the lung.
CONCLUSION This case was characterized by the highest degree of malignancy and by multiorgan metastases, and it was the first case of intestinal GT uncovered by capsule endoscopy.
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Affiliation(s)
- Jian-Hong Chen
- Department of Gastroenterology, Beijing Shijitan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100038, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Beijing Shijitan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100038, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Beijing Shijitan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100038, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Beijing Shijitan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100038, China
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- Department of Pathology, Beijing Shijitan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100038, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Beijing Shijitan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100038, China
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- Department of Pathology, Beijing Shijitan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100038, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Beijing Shijitan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100038, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University; National Clinical Research Center for Digestive Diseases; Beijing Digestive Disease Center; Beijing Key Laboratory for Precancerous Lesion of Digestive Diseases, Beijing 100050, China
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