Multiple glomus tumors presenting as an aesthetic abnormality.
Publication/Presentation Date
4-1-2015
Abstract
UNLABELLED: Glomus tumors are benign soft-tissue neoplasms. Commonly found in the digits, glomus tumors can rarely arise in extradigital locations and may result in misdiagnosis or delay in diagnosis. Plastic surgeons should therefore include glomus tumors in the differential diagnosis of patients who present with painful, red- or blue-colored extradigital lesions. The authors present a rare case of extradigital glomangioma tumors of the right and left thigh in a 35-year-old woman. This case report describes an atypical presentation of multiple glomus tumors and reviews diagnostic and treatment modalities.
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Volume
39
Issue
2
First Page
236
Last Page
239
ISSN
1432-5241
Published In/Presented At
Perry, A. W., Sosin, M., Weissler, J. M., Chiaffarano, J. M., & Barnard, N. J. (2015). Multiple glomus tumors presenting as an aesthetic abnormality. Aesthetic plastic surgery, 39(2), 236–239. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00266-015-0453-4
Disciplines
Medicine and Health Sciences
PubMedID
25673571
Department(s)
Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Document Type
Article