title: Glomangioma of the hip.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Glomus tumors may occur in any region of the body, but they are very rare in the hip.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To present the eighth reported case of a glomus tumor of the hip up to date.
  
  
  METHODS
  This is a case report and a literature review.
  
  
  RESULTS
  A 68-year-old man presented with severe pain and tenderness in the right hip, especially on palpation and in the sitting position. On physical examination, there was a soft palpable subcutaneous mass and severe tenderness in the right hip. Ultrasound revealed a hypervascular subdermal mass that was 2 cm in diameter. The lesion arose from the dermis and extended into the subcutaneous tissue. It was totally excised under local anesthesia. The histopathologic diagnosis was a glomangioma. The patient has been symptom free in the 2 months of follow-up.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Glomus tumors should be kept in mind in the differential diagnosis of painful subdermal mass. Surgical excision of the lesion with a sufficient margin of surrounding normal tissue not only achieves the exact diagnosis but also results in adequate treatment. In case of the presence of malignant features, a wide excision is needed with a close follow-up of patient for regional or distant metastases.
authors.affiliation: Unit of Surgery, Institute of Gastroenterology, Marmara University School of Medicine, Basibuyuk, Maltepe, PK:53, TR-81532 Istanbul, Turkey. rgencosmanoglu@marmara.edu.tr
authors.forename: Rasim
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Gencosmanoglu
authors.forename: Resit
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Inceoglu
authors.forename: Ozlem
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Kurtkaya-Yapicier
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005918:Glomus Tumor / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006615:Hip; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery