Multiple intraneural glomus tumors on a digital nerve: case report.
Glomus tumors are soft-tissue tumors that are commonly found in the hand. Intraneural glomus tumors, however, are rare, and the few reported cases are mostly solitary tumors. We present a woman with a symptomatic swelling on her finger whose imaging findings suggested multiple tumors on the digital nerve, most compatible with a neuroma. Surgical excision and histology, however, confirmed the presence of multiple glomus tumors of the digital nerve. The patient's symptoms resolved after surgery. We describe the biology, typical presentation, and clinico-pathologic features of glomus tumors associated with a peripheral nerve and explore issues that the clinician should consider with multiple tumors.
Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore. Electronic address: gnlwong@gmail.com.
Gloria N L
GN
Wong
C L
CL
Nandini
Lam Chuan
LC
Teoh
D003287:Contrast Media; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005385:Fingers / Q000294:innervation* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D005918:Glomus Tumor / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008866:Microsurgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D010236:Paraganglioma, Extra-Adrenal / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D010524:Peripheral Nervous System Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*
D003287:Contrast Media
Digital nerve; glomus tumor; intraneural tumor; pathology; peripheral nervous system neoplasm