title: Glomus tumor with diffuse infiltration of the quadriceps muscle: a case report.
abstract: A case of a diffuse growing glomus tumor with interstitial infiltration of the musculus vastus medialis and intermedius (quadriceps muscle) in a 21-year-old woman is reported. The tumor was diagnosed by needle biopsy and then removed with wide margins. The typical histological appearance and the immunohistochemical findings in the resected specimen confirmed the diagnosis. Histogenesis and the biological behavior of glomus tumors are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Pathology and Department of Traumatology, Hand- and Reconstructive Surgery of the University Ulm, Germany.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Negri
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Schulte
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Mohr
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000032:analysis; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D005260:Female; D005918:Glomus Tumor / Q000737:chemistry / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D019042:Muscle Neoplasms / Q000737:chemistry / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000737:chemistry / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D013848:Thigh / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers