Glomus tumor of the coccyx. A curable cause of coccygodynia.
A 30-year-old woman presented with recurrent severe coccygodynia. She underwent exploration for a possible pilonidal sinus and was found to have a precoccygeal glomus tumor that also involved bony trabeculae of the coccyx. To our knowledge, a glomus tumor involving the coccygeal bone has not been previously documented. In view of the relief of this patient's pain following the surgical excision of coccyx and tumor, a causal role is suggested.
Duncan
L
L
Department of Pathology, Barnes Hospital, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, Mo.
Halverson
J
J
DeSchryver-Kecskemeti
K
K
D000328:Adult; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D003050:Coccyx / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D005918:Glomus Tumor / Q000473:pathology* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D006801:Humans; D008854:Microscopy, Electron