title: Glomus tumor of the mesocolon.
abstract: Glomus tumors are rare distinctive benign neoplasms, which arise from modified smooth muscle cells of the normal glomus body and are most commonly located in the subungual region of the finger. Intraabdominal locations are relatively rare. We report a case of glomus tumor of the mesocolon in a 10-year-old girl. Surgical exploration showed a lesion in the transverse mesocolon, which was excised. Histopathology showed it to be a glomus tumor of the mesocolon.
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatric Surgery, Hôpital Pellegrin-Enfants, CHU Bordeaux 33076, France. harper_luke@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Luke
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Harper
authors.forename: Frédéric
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Lavrand
authors.forename: Brigitte
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Le Bail
authors.forename: Muriel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Brun
authors.forename: Stephane
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ferron
authors.forename: Pierre
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Oses
authors.forename: Pierre
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Vergnes
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D005918:Glomus Tumor / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008646:Mesocolon; D010534:Peritoneal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery