title: Glomus tumor closely related to a branch of the left sural nerve: a case of a rare lesion occurring at unusual location.
abstract: Glomus tumors are rare benign neoplasms arising from the glomus bodies of the skin; they account for 1.6 % of all soft tissue tumors. Since the great majority of these lesions are found on fingers and toes (especially under the nail, on the fingertip, or in the foot), a correct clinical diagnosis may prove difficult if one or more glomus tumors occur on an extra digital location. We report a case of a glomus tumor with prominent vascular component found in the left leg closely related to a branch of the sural nerve and originally believed to be a schwannoma.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery III, IRCCS Foundation "Carlo Besta", Via Celoria 11, 20133, Milan, Lumbardy, Italy, vitnazzi@tin.it.
authors.forename: Vittoria
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Nazzi
authors.forename: Davide
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Bagatti
authors.forename: Jasenka
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Mazibrada
authors.forename: Angelo
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Franzini
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D005918:Glomus Tumor / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D007866:Leg; D008875:Middle Aged; D012983:Soft Tissue Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D013497:Sural Nerve / Q000473:pathology*