Multiple occurrences of different histologic types of the glomus tumor.
A patient with 3 glomus tumors that occurred at different locations and times is presented. Two of the 3 tumors were of the same histologic type. The third tumor was a different type. Although it is rare, a solitary type of glomus tumor on initial presentation may exhibit multiple occurrences in the same patient.
Tuncali
Dogan
D
Department of Plastic Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, Ankara Education and Research Hospital, Cebeci, 06700 Ankara, Turkey.
Yilmaz
Ali Cemal
AC
Terzioglu
Ahmet
A
Aslan
Gurcan
G
D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005385:Fingers / Q000473:pathology; D005918:Glomus Tumor / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D009262:Nails / Q000473:pathology; D016609:Neoplasms, Second Primary / Q000473:pathology*; D012983:Soft Tissue Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*