Glomus tumor of a female breast: a case report and review of the literature.
Glomus tumor is a benign, subcutaneous neoplasm which usually arises in areas that are rich in glomus bodies, most commonly the digital area, and usually appears as a painful nodule. Glomus tumor of the breast is extremely rare, and there has been only limited information reported in the literature to date. We herein present a case of a glomus tumor arising from the breast, showing a well-circumscribed, hypervascular, solid and hypoechoic tumor within the retromammary fat. The tumor was resected and the patient's pain was relieved immediately after the surgery. She remains well without any symptoms after a year. This report describes a unique case of this type of tumor.
Department of Breast, Thyroid, and Endocrine Surgery, University of Tsukuba Hospital, 2-1-1 Amakubo, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8576, Japan. lisa.mizutani@gmail.com.
Lisa
L
Mizutani
Department of Breast, Thyroid, and Endocrine Surgery, University of Tsukuba Hospital, 2-1-1 Amakubo, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8576, Japan.
Yuko
Y
Tanaka
Department of Pathology, University of Tsukuba Hospital, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8576, Japan.
Yuzuru
Y
Kondo
Department of Breast, Thyroid, and Endocrine Surgery, University of Tsukuba Hospital, 2-1-1 Amakubo, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8576, Japan.
Hiroko
H
Bando
Department of Breast, Thyroid, and Endocrine Surgery, University of Tsukuba Hospital, 2-1-1 Amakubo, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8576, Japan.
Hisato
H
Hara
D001940:Breast / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005918:Glomus Tumor / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D016217:Ultrasonography, Mammary
Breast; Glomus tumor; Ultrasonography