Periosteal glomus tumor of the femur: a case report.
Osseous abnormalities produced by glomus tumors located in soft tissues of the periungual region have been described. More rare is the location of a glomus tumor within bone, which usually is located in the phalanx of the fingers. However, to the authors' knowledge, there is no previous description of a glomus tumor located in a periosteal location of a long bone. A 50-year-old man with a glomus tumor in a periosteal location of the lower metaphysis of the femur without neoplastic erosion of the cortical surface is reported. Magnetic resonance imaging and intraoperative ultrasonography were needed to locate the lesion.
González-Llanos
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Service of Neurosurgery, University Hospital La Paz, Madrid, Spain.
López-Barea
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Isla
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Fernández-Prieto
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Zubillaga
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Alvarez
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D005266:Femoral Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D005918:Glomus Tumor / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010521:Periosteum