title: Glomangioma of the upper limb associated with hypoplastic-dysplastic superficial venous system.
abstract: The diagnosis and therapy of vascular malformations is difficult. An important factor, which influences the therapeutic approach, is the complicated vascular network of the lesions. The frequent involvement of various structures (muscles, bones or other organs) makes the surgical intervention arduous. Glomus tumors are rare, symptomatic (painful) lesions, with dimensions ranging 3-10 mm and usually subungual location, which need radical resection as a therapy. The case we present is the first one where a glomus tumor presents as a hypoplastic-dysplastic superficial venous system, located parallel to the normal superficial venous system of the left upper extremity, resembling a form of varicosities. The atypical clinical presentation and the unique morphology classify this case in a very limited category of nosological entities.
authors.affiliation: Department of Vascular Surgery, Radiology and Pathology, Konstantopoulio Agia Olga General Hospital, Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: D G
authors.initials: DG
authors.lastname: Parthenis
authors.forename: K I
authors.initials: KI
authors.lastname: Paraskevas
authors.forename: D N
authors.initials: DN
authors.lastname: Staramos
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Papavdis
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Giannakou
authors.forename: D S
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Georgopoulos
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001132:Arm; D005918:Glomus Tumor / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012983:Soft Tissue Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*; D014680:Veins / Q000002:abnormalities*