Glomus tumor of the back: a rare location.
A 44-year-old man presented with a 5-year history of localized pain on his back, and a 1.5-cm round, touch-induced painful mass was palpated. A subsequent diagnostic evaluation revealed the presence of a glomus tumor. Glomus tumors are rare, benign, small vascular tumors, which originate from glomus bodies present in the reticular dermis. Glomus tumors constitute less than 2.0% of all primary soft tissue tumors, approximately 80% of the lesions are located in the upper extremity, and more than 75% are subungually located. However, many locations have been reported in the literature. Nevertheless, to the best of our knowledge, this glomus tumor that occurred on the back is very rare.
Lee
Il Jae
IJ
Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Ajou University Hospital, Suwon 443-721, Korea.
Yoo
Young Moon
YM
Lim
Hyoseob
H
Park
Myong Chul
MC
D000328:Adult; D001415:Back / Q000473:pathology*; D005918:Glomus Tumor / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery