Solitary glomus tumor recurring as multiple glomus tumors.
Most glomus tumors arise as a single nodule. However, up to 10 % of glomus tumors may be multiple. We report a case in which a single glomus tumor of the leg that evolved several years after surgery to multiple glomus tumors requiring additional resections.
Department of Radiology, University of Mississippi Medical Center, 2500 N State St, Jackson, MS 39216, USA. mfreire@umc.edu
Maxime
M
Freire
Brian
B
Rubin
Steven
S
Lietman
Murali
M
Sundaram
D000293:Adolescent; D005918:Glomus Tumor / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D007866:Leg / Q000473:pathology*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000473:pathology*; D009378:Neoplasms, Multiple Primary / Q000473:pathology*; D012983:Soft Tissue Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*