title: Case report: glomus tumor of the colon.
abstract: Glomus tumors are tumors of pericytic origin and are usually found in the distal extremities. Glomus tumors have rarely been reported in viscera. The authors report a glomus tumor of the colon that caused rectal bleeding in a 40-yr-old man and was biopsied and excised endoscopically. The histology and immunohistochemical profile of the tumor are described and the literature on visceral glomus tumors is reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Temple University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA 19140, USA. mtuluc@temple.edu
authors.forename: Madalina
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tuluc
authors.forename: Abraham
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Horn
authors.forename: Susan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Inniss
authors.forename: Rebecca
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Thomas
authors.forename: Paul J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Jasvir S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Khurana
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001706:Biopsy; D003110:Colonic Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D003111:Colonic Polyps / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D005918:Glomus Tumor / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016896:Treatment Outcome