title: Glomus tumor of renal pelvis: a case report and review of the literature.
abstract: Glomus tumors are uncommon benign perivascular neoplasms that have rarely been described outside of their usual peripheral soft tissue sites. We report a unique case of glomus tumor of the renal pelvis in a 53-year-old woman who presented with microscopic hematuria associated with obstruction of the ureteropelvic junction and marked hydronephrosis. At initial gross examination, the tumor mimicked a urothelial carcinoma.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205-2100, USA.
authors.forename: Mehsati
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Herawi
authors.forename: Anil V
authors.initials: AV
authors.lastname: Parwani
authors.forename: Donald
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Edlow
authors.forename: James K
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Smolev
authors.forename: Jonathan I
authors.initials: JI
authors.lastname: Epstein
mesh_terms: D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005918:Glomus Tumor / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006417:Hematuria; D006801:Humans; D006869:Hydronephrosis; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D007682:Kidney Pelvis; D008875:Middle Aged; D009392:Nephrectomy; D014513:Ureter / Q000601:surgery