scholarly journals Malignant Glomus Tumor (Glomangiosarcoma) of Intestinal Ileum: A Rare Case Report

2013 ◽  
Vol 2013 ◽  
pp. 1-5 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ahmed Abu-Zaid ◽  
Ayman Azzam ◽  
Tarek Amin ◽  
Shamayel Mohammed

Glomus tumors are rare mesenchymal neoplastic lesions arising from glomus bodies that are involved in skin thermoregulation. They are mostly benign tumors, and malignant variants have been rarely reported. The subungual zones of fingers and toes are the most frequent sites of observation. Glomus tumors arising in visceral organs of the gastrointestinal tract are exceedingly rare. Stomach antrum and intestinal duodenum are the most frequent organs involved. No single case of glomus tumor involving intestinal ileum has been previously reported in the English medical literature. To the best of our knowledge, we report the first case of malignant glomus tumor (glomangiosarcoma) of intestinal ileum in a 29-year-old female patient who presented with a 1-month history of a tender pelvi-abdominal mass, constipation, vomiting, and melena. The intestinal ileum glomus tumor was resected, and histopathological diagnosis was consistent with glomangiosarcoma. A postoperative 6-month followup failed to show any evidence of tumor recurrence.

2016 ◽  
Vol 88 (1) ◽  
pp. 66 ◽  
Author(s):  
Davide Abed El Rahman ◽  
Tiziano Zago ◽  
Giuseppe Verduci ◽  
Gianpaolo Baroni ◽  
Marco Lorenzo Berardinelli ◽  
...  

Giant multilocular prostatic cystadenomas (GMPC) are very rare benign tumors that originate from the prostate with extensive spread into the pelvis. The lesion may present as large abdominal mass causing obstructive voiding dysfunction and usually not invading adjacent structures. All of the previously reported patients with GMPC underwent open surgery. Although the natural history of prostatic cystadenoma remains unknown, complete surgical excision may not always be necessary. We report the case of a 74-year-old male who presented a retrovesical recurrence of prostatic cystoadenoma after 16 years, treated with a laparoscopic approach. To our knowledge this is the first case of laparoscopic management of GMPC. In this article we review the current literature about this rare tumor and discuss the diagnostic and management dilemmas posed by this rare pathologic condition. We believe that physicians should at least be aware of the existence of this disease in the differential diagnosis of pelvic cavity tumours and, considering the benignity of GMPC, they should propose -as first- a minimally invasive approach.


2021 ◽  
pp. 154431672199913
Author(s):  
Jessica Kralec

Glomus tumors are small, painful benign tumors that occur primarily in the subungual region of the hand. The presentation of glomus tumors in areas other than the hand is rare, but have been reported. Patients with glomus tumors have a prolonged history of focal pain, tenderness, and cold hypersensitivity. However, as all 3 symptoms may not present simultaneously, it can present a diagnostic challenge to clinicians and imagers, often remaining undiagnosed or misdiagnosed for many years. We report a case of an extradigital glomus tumor of the right thigh that was initially diagnosed as focal superficial thrombophlebitis. The diagnosis of glomus tumor was pathologically proven.


2014 ◽  
Vol 2014 ◽  
pp. 1-4 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sang Ki Lee ◽  
Dae Geon Song ◽  
Won Sik Choy

Introduction. A glomus tumor is a benign vascular tumor derived from glomus cells and occurs mainly in the subcutaneous layer of the subungual or digital pulp. Extradigital glomus tumors have been reported within the palm, wrist, forearm, foot, bone, stomach, colon, cervix, and mesentery. Glomus tumors can originate from the intraosseous, intramuscular, periosteal, intravascular, and intraneural layers. However, a glomus tumor originating from the intravascular layer of the forearm is a rare condition.Case Report. A 44-year-old woman had a 7-year history of chronic pain and focal tenderness of the forearm. No hypersensitivity or sensory alterations were observed. Contrast magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) showed a mass measuring 5 × 3 × 2 mm leading to a vein. Surgical excision was performed, and the tumor was completely resected. Finding of gross examination revealed a dark-red, well-defined soft tissue tumor, and histologic examination confirmed that the mass was a glomus tumor. The patient’s symptoms were completely resolved postoperatively.Conclusion. Intravascular glomus tumors rarely occur in the forearm; therefore, a thorough physical exam, comprehensive medical history, in-depth imaging, and early surgical excision upon clinical suspicion may be helpful to prevent a delayed or incorrect diagnosis.


2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 14-17
Author(s):  
Mehta Shailee ◽  
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Dabral Ritwika ◽  
Trivedi Priti ◽  
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...  

Glomus tumor is usually a small, benign tumor and typically occurs in the dermis or subcutis or soft tissues of the extremities and rarely in the visceral locations. Its bronchopulmonary origin is exceedingly rare clinical condition. The current case reported a 51-year-old male with dyspnea on exertion and obstructive pneumonia; he had a glomus tumor which has large size, deep location and exhibits an infiltrative margin as well as atypical mitotic figures. These characteristic suggests malignant behavior. Therefore diagnosis of glomus tumor of uncertain malignant potential was favored. Recently, the histopathological diagnostic criteria for malignant glomus tumors were defined in the WHO classification of soft tissue and bone tumors 4th edition. Here we also reviewed the literature on primary bronchopulmonary glomus tumors with special attention to the current concept of malignancy grade estimation.


2011 ◽  
Vol 2011 ◽  
pp. 1-3 ◽  
Author(s):  
B. Lamprecht ◽  
G. Hutarew ◽  
P. Porsch ◽  
B. Wegleitner ◽  
M. Studnicka

Endobronchial lipomas are rare benign tumors; less than 150 cases have been reported so far. Bronchial occlusion usually leads to a misdiagnosis of asthma/COPD or malignancy. We report the case of a 67-year-old man with a history of heavy smoking (100 pack years), dyspnea on exertion, cough, and malaise who was treated for pneumonia for three weeks. Due to nonresolving atelectasis of the superior segment of the right lower lobe, a malignant endobronchial tumor was suspected. Rigid bronchoscopy with cryorecanalization led to both the definite histopathological diagnosis of endobronchial lipoma and the reopening of an endoluminal airway obstruction during one procedure.


2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
pp. 305
Author(s):  
Anil Kumar Sharma ◽  
Charandeep Singh Gandhoke ◽  
Somen Misra ◽  
Ashik Ravi ◽  
Rakesh Kumar Gupta ◽  
...  

Background: Ectopic orbital meningiomas (OM) are a rare subset of OMs which are neither attached to the optic nerve sheath nor to the surrounding bone. Case Description: We report the case of a 65-year-old female who presented with a 1 year history of proptosis followed by visual loss and restricted right eye movements since 3 months. Radiology of the orbits was suggestive of intraorbital, intraconal, and heterogeneous contrast enhancing right eye lesion which was completely excised through supraorbital orbitotomy approach. Intraoperatively, the right optic nerve, though compressed, and displaced inferiorly, was free from the lesion. The final histopathological diagnosis was “Meningioma WHO Grade I.” At 3 months follow-up, patient’s vision in the right eye improved from perception of light positive to 6/12 and there was no evidence of recurrence. Conclusion: Rarity of ectopic OM, total surgical excision with an excellent postoperative visual outcome prompted us to report this case.


Author(s):  
Andrea Ziegler ◽  
Eric Thorpe

AbstractGlomus tumors are mesenchymal tumors that arise from glomus bodies and most frequently occur in the distal extremities. These tumors can occur throughout the body and are typically benign. However, a very small fraction of glomus tumors displays aggressive features and are considered atypical or malignant. We report on our experience and management of the first case in the literature of a malignant glomus tumor in a child originating in the paraspinal region with involvement of the cervical spine. Malignant glomus tumors tend to be locally aggressive, and en bloc resection is difficult, especially when the tumors occur in the head and neck. Additional studies on disease progression and adjuvant treatment outcomes are necessary to determine the best treatment approach and long-term outcomes in patients with malignant glomus tumors.


2020 ◽  
Vol 8 ◽  
pp. 232470962093615
Author(s):  
Sara Naji Rad ◽  
Samira Najirad ◽  
Rana Rafiei

Glomus tumors are mesenchymal neoplasms derived from glomus bodies with rare presentations in the oral cavity. Glomus tumors present as a purple or pink vascular nodule or papule, sized <1 cm, and imitate vascular neoplasms such as hemangiopericytoma or hemangioma. Glomus tumors represent less than 2% of all benign soft tissue tumors. Only 27 cases of benign glomus tumors with oral cavity involvement have been reported to date. The most-reported oral tumors involved the lips (54.2%), followed by hard palate, gingiva, tongue, and buccal mucosa. The mean age of presentation of the labial glomus tumors is 48.7 years, with no gender predilection, in contrast to the subungual site, which occurs more in females. The etiology of the glomus tumors remains unknown. Subungual glomus tumors present as stabbing pain, cold intolerance, and tenderness of the fingertips, whereas labial glomus tumors mostly present as a painless, small, and slow-growing lesion. Treatment is surgical resection of the tumor. The recurrence rate of labial glomus tumors is unclear. In this article, we present the case of a 62-year-old man with a 2-month history of painless, soft lump on the mucosal surface of the lower left lip. Excisional resection of the tumor was performed in the clinic, and the histopathologic finding was consistent with solid glomus tumor. At 1 year follow-up there was no recurrence.


2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 01-04
Author(s):  
Rolanda A. Willacy

Glomus bodies are neuromyoarterial apparatuses of the skin, implicated in body temperature control, and may undergo transformation with unregulated hyperplasia of their smooth muscle component. Glomus tumors most commonly occur in the subungual region of the fingers. These benign tumors are rare and constitute 1-5% of soft tissue tumors of the hand and may present as solitary or multiple masses. Solitary glomus tumors present with a classic triad of localized tenderness, severe pain, and cold sensitivity. We report a rare case of glomus tumor in the elbow and a review of the histopathological findings.


2012 ◽  
Vol 2012 ◽  
pp. 1-3
Author(s):  
Mana Moghadamfalahi ◽  
Daniel S. Metzinger

Adenomyomas are benign tumors composed of smooth muscle and endometrial tissue. These tumors usually arise from the myometrium. Extrauterine adenomyomas are rare with only a few case reports available in the literature. Here, we report an unusual case of multiple adenomyomas in a 39-year-old woman six years after hysterectomy for multiple leiomyomata. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first case of extrauterine adenomyoma presenting as an upper abdominal mass.


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