title: Knee glomangioma: a rare location for a glomus tumor.
abstract: Glomus tumor is a rare, benign neoplasm rising from the glomus apparatus of the skin. It occurs most frequently on fingers and toes and accounts for 1.6% of all soft tissue tumors. Clinical diagnosis may prove difficult if the tumor occurs on an extra digital location. We report a case of a vascular-type glomus tumor (glomangioma) found in an atypical location, namely the lateral aspect of the knee joint.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Hospital Vila Franca de Xira, , Porto.
authors.forename: Ricardo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Gonçalves
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Hospital Vila Franca de Xira, , Porto.
authors.forename: Ana
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lopes
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Hospital Vila Franca de Xira, , Porto.
authors.forename: Clara
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Júlio
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Hospital Vila Franca de Xira, , Porto.
authors.forename: Carlos
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Durão
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Oncology, Instituto Português de Oncologia Francisco Gentil , Porto ; Department of Biomedical Science and Medicine, Medical School, University of Algarve , Faro, Portugal.
authors.forename: Ramon Andrade
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: de Mello
keywords: extradigital; glomangioma; glomus tumour; knee