title: Glomus tumor of the hip. An unusual location.
abstract: Glomus tumors are usually benign neoplasms that occur in the dermis or subcutaneous tissues of the extremities. They occur very rarely in the hip. We report a patient with severe pain and tenderness in the left hip, especially on palpation, and in the sitting position. On physical examination, there was a soft palpable subcutaneous mass and severe tenderness in the left hip. Ultrasound revealed a hypervascular subdermal mass that was 1.2 cm in diameter, which was subsequently totally excised under local anesthesia. The histopathologic diagnosis was a glomus tumor. The patient has been symptom-free for 3 months of follow-up.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Mustafa Kemal University, Antakya, Turkey. hakverdisibel@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Sibel
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hakverdi
authors.forename: Aydiner
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kalaci
authors.forename: Mehmet
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yaldiz
authors.forename: Bulent
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Akansu
mesh_terms: D005918:Glomus Tumor / Q000473:pathology*; D006615:Hip; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012983:Soft Tissue Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*