title: Glomangiomatosis of the sciatic nerve: a case report and review of the literature.
abstract: Glomus tumors are hamartomas, which tend to occur in sites rich in glomus bodies, such as the subungual regions of digits or the deep dermis of the palm, wrist, forearm, and foot. Very rarely, they may involve peripheral nerves. We describe a patient, who, following surgical resection of a solitary glomus tumor of the left distal sciatic nerve in his teens, had recurrence with development of multiple tumors in the course of the nerve over several years. To our knowledge, this is the only known case of glomangiomatosis involving a major peripheral nerve.
authors.affiliation: Department of Diagnostic Imaging, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Unit 1515 Holcombe Boulevard, Unit 1495, Houston, TX, 77030, USA. rajkumar@mdanderson.org.
authors.forename: Rajendra
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.affiliation: Department of Diagnostic Imaging, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Unit 1515 Holcombe Boulevard, Unit 1495, Houston, TX, 77030, USA.|South Sound Radiology, 3417 Ensign Road NE, Olympia, WA, 98506, USA.
authors.forename: Lisa
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Vu
authors.affiliation: Department of Diagnostic Imaging, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Unit 1515 Holcombe Boulevard, Unit 1495, Houston, TX, 77030, USA.
authors.forename: John E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Madewell
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Boulevard, Unit 87, Houston, TX, 77030, USA.
authors.forename: Cynthia E
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: Herzog
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedic Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Boulevard, Unit 1448, Houston, TX, 77030, USA.
authors.forename: Justin E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Bird
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D005918:Glomus Tumor / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D010524:Peripheral Nervous System Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D012584:Sciatic Nerve / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery
keywords: Glomus tumor; Intraneural glomangiomatosis; Intraneural glomus tumor; Peripheral nerve; Peripheral nerve tumor; Sciatic nerve