title: [Glomus tumor of volar elbow capsule. Case report].
abstract: Glomus tumors are rare tumors, benign but painful and responsible for a major functional impairment. Although their preferential localization is digital, 35% of glomus tumors are extradigital. Ignorance of this disease characterized by atypical clinical signs and the absence of specific imaging are responsible for a significant diagnostic delay, 7 to 10 years in extradigital forms. Treatment by surgical excision simply ensures immediate disappearance of pain without recurrence in 90% of cases. It is therefore necessary to emphasize the existence of this sometimes debilitating condition benefiting from effective therapeutic solution. We report the case of a glomus tumor of the anterior capsule of the left elbow in a 24-year-old woman with a diagnostic delayed by 12 years.
authors.affiliation: Institut chirurgical de la main et du membre supérieur, 17, avenue Condorcet, 69100 Villeurbanne, France.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Burnier
authors.affiliation: Institut chirurgical de la main et du membre supérieur, 17, avenue Condorcet, 69100 Villeurbanne, France. Electronic address: lionel.erhard@institut-chirurgical.com.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Erhard
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D057210:Delayed Diagnosis; D004551:Elbow Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005918:Glomus Tumor / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D017746:Joint Capsule / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D010146:Pain / Q000209:etiology; D011859:Radiography; D012983:Soft Tissue Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
keywords: Benign tumor; Coude; Elbow; Glomus tumor; Tumeur bénigne; Tumeur glomique