title: Solid glomus tumor presenting as an axillary mass: report of a case with morphologic study, including cytologic characteristics.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Glomus tumors are usually small, painful, subungual nodules causing no diagnostic difficulties. Less obvious is the characterization of the solid, deep-seated variant.
  
  
  METHODS
  A 32-year-old female presented with a solid, painless tumor in the right axillary region. A fine needle aspirate was initially interpreted as ectopic breast tissue. Subsequent morphologic studies on the lumpectomy specimen revealed a solid glomus tumor.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The cytologic appearance of glomus tumors is at most suggestive. Whenever the diagnosis is considered, appropriate immunohistochemical studies should be added to consolidate it.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Hillerød Sygehus, Denmark.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Holck
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Bredesen
mesh_terms: D000199:Actins / Q000032:analysis; D000328:Adult; D001365:Axilla / Q000473:pathology*; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005918:Glomus Tumor / Q000737:chemistry / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D008198:Lymph Nodes / Q000473:pathology; D008407:Mast Cells / Q000473:pathology; D015412:Mastectomy, Segmental; D013194:Staining and Labeling; D014746:Vimentin / Q000032:analysis
chemical_list: D000199:Actins; D014746:Vimentin