Unusual localization of glomus tumor of the knee.
Glomus tumor is an uncommon benign neuromyoarterial tumor. The extradigital location at the knee is unusual. Ignorance of this disease characterized by atypical clinical signs and the absence of specific imaging are responsible for a significant diagnostic delay in these forms localized in the knee. Complete resection of the tumor results in an immediate resolution of the pain. We report three rare locations of glomus tumor in the knee with an exceptional location in the quadriceps tendon and discuss epidemiological, diagnostic and therapeutic aspects of these tumors.
Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Ibn Rochd University Hospital Center, 1, rue des Hôpitaux, quartier des Hôpitaux, 20360 Casablanca, Morocco. Electronic address: hicham.chu@gmail.com.
Hicham
H
El Hyaoui
Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Ibn Rochd University Hospital Center, 1, rue des Hôpitaux, quartier des Hôpitaux, 20360 Casablanca, Morocco.
Abdeljabbar
A
Messoudi
Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Ibn Rochd University Hospital Center, 1, rue des Hôpitaux, quartier des Hôpitaux, 20360 Casablanca, Morocco.
Mohamed
M
Rafai
Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Ibn Rochd University Hospital Center, 1, rue des Hôpitaux, quartier des Hôpitaux, 20360 Casablanca, Morocco.
Abdelhak
A
Garch
D000328:Adult; D057210:Delayed Diagnosis; D005260:Female; D005918:Glomus Tumor / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007717:Knee / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008297:Male; D010146:Pain / Q000209:etiology; D012983:Soft Tissue Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D055815:Young Adult
Extradigital; Glomus tumor; Knee; Pain