Glomus tumor of the anterior urethra: A rare case report and review of the literature.
Glomus tumors are rare and benign neoplasms, which normally originate from peripheral soft tissue. To date, reported cases of glomus tumor occurring in genitourinary tract, particularly in the urethra, are exceedingly rare. The present study presented a rare case of glomus tumor of the anterior urethra in a 42 year-old male, his main complaints were a history of anterior urethra pain for 3 years, and a palpable and tender mass in the urethra for 2 weeks. Urethrocystoscopy examination and the resection of the urethral mass were performed. Pathological and immunohistochemical examination revealed that the mass was a benign glomus tumor. The patient remained in good condition by 6 month follow-up, and revealed no problems or recurrence following surgery. This is the first case, to the best of our knowledge, to present a glomus tumor occurring in a male's urethra and the present report provided a supplementary review for the previous cases and the literature.
Department of Urology, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 511436, P.R. China; Department of Urology, Peking University Shenzhen Hospital, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518036, P.R. China.
Tao
T
He
Department of Urology, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 511436, P.R. China; Department of Urology, Peking University Shenzhen Hospital, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518036, P.R. China.
Jia
J
Hu
Department of Urology, Peking University Shenzhen Hospital, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518036, P.R. China; Department of Urology, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui 230032, P.R. China.
L U
LU
Jin
Department of Urology, Peking University Shenzhen Hospital, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518036, P.R. China; Department of Urology, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui 230032, P.R. China.
Yifan
Y
Li
Department of Urology, Peking University Shenzhen Hospital, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518036, P.R. China; Department of Urology, Shantou University Medical College, Guangdong 515041, P.R. China.
Jiaju
J
Liu
Department of Urology, Peking University Shenzhen Hospital, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518036, P.R. China.
Y U
YU
Ding
Department of Pathology, Peking University Shenzhen Hospital, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518036, P.R. China.
Jian
J
Li
Department of Urology, Peking University Shenzhen Hospital, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518036, P.R. China.
Lingzhi
L
Tao
Department of Urology, Peking University Shenzhen Hospital, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518036, P.R. China.
Zebo
Z
Chen
Department of Urology, Peking University Shenzhen Hospital, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518036, P.R. China.
Liangchao
L
Ni
Department of Urology, Peking University Shenzhen Hospital, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518036, P.R. China.
Shangqi
S
Yang
Department of Urology, Peking University Shenzhen Hospital, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518036, P.R. China.
Xiangming
X
Mao
Department of Urology, Peking University Shenzhen Hospital, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518036, P.R. China.
Yongqing
Y
Lai
differential diagnosis; glomus tumor; urethra