Tumor glómico del septum nasal / Glomic tumor of the nasal septum

Presentamos el caso clínico de una mujer de 58 años que consulta por episodios de epis-taxis autolimitadas por fosa nasal derecha asociados a hipersensibilidad al manipular dicha fosa nasal. A la exploración se evidenció en el septum nasal una lesión mucosa nodular, de consistencia dura y aspecto violáceo. Se llevó a cabo exéresis de la misma por vía endonasal, con resultado histopatológico de tumor glómico (TG) del septum nasal. El TG es una neoplasia benigna perivascular, derivada de las células musculares lisas presentes en el cuerpo glómico; estructura con función termorreguladora, formada por un shunt entre arteriolas y vénulas, sin presencia de red capilar. Los cuerpos glómicos están presentes, mayoritariamente, en extremidades (lecho ungueal). Los tumores glómicos son, verdaderamente, excepcionales en el área ORL, existiendo sólo una treintena de casos publicados hasta la fecha a nivel nasosinusal. La mayoría de casos se presentan entre la 5ᵃ y 6ᵃ década de la vida y más, frecuentemente, en mujeres. Plantea diagnóstico diferencial, fundamentalmente, con dos entidades: el paraganglioma (con el que no debe ser confundido desde el punto de vista terminológico ni histológico), y con el tumor fibroso solitario (antiguo hemangiopericitoma). El comportamiento es benigno y el tratamiento es la cirugía

We present the clinical case of a 58-year-old woman who consulted for episodes of self-limited epistaxis in the right nostril associated with hypersensitivity to manipulation of this nostril. Examination revealed a nodular mucosal lesion in the nasal septum, with a hard consistency and purplish appearance. The lesion was excised endonasally, with histopatho-logical result of a glomus tumor (GT) of the nasal septum. The GT is a benign perivascular neoplasm, derived from smooth muscle cells present in the glomus body; structure with thermoregulatory function, formed by a shunt between arterioles and venules, without the presence of capillary network. Glomus bodies are mostly present in the extremities (nail bed). Glomus tumors are truly exceptional in the ENT area, with only about thirty cases published to date at the nasosinusal level. Most cases occur between the 5th and 6th decade of life and more frequently in women. It raises differential diagnosis fundamentally with two entities: paraganglioma (with which it should not be confused from the terminological or histological point of view) and with solitary fibrous tumor (former hemangiopericytoma). The behavior is benign and the treatment is surgery.

Presentación atípica de tumor glómico en vía aérea: reporte de caso y revisión de literatura / Atypical presentation of glomus tumor in the airway: Case report and literature review

Introducción. Los tumores glómicos provienen de los cuerpos glómicos, que son estructuras con función de termorregulación y se encuentran distribuidas por todo el cuerpo humano, principalmente a nivel distal de las extremidades, donde es común encontrar lesiones características, aunque hay reportes de casos que se presentaron como neoformación en localizaciones más inusuales. Su etiología aun es desconocida. No se sospechan en muchos pacientes y el diagnostico se realiza de manera incidental, por estudios imagenológicos o anatomopatológicos. Caso clínico. Paciente femenina de 66 años, con presencia de tumor glómico en vía aérea, diagnosticado por histopatología e inmunohistoquímica, que fue sometido a resección quirúrgica, con buena evolución posterior. Discusión. Esta presentación atípica de tumor glómico en vía aérea se manifiesta principalmente con síntomas y signos relacionados con obstrucción de la vía aérea. El manejo oportuno es primordial y el diagnóstico definitivo es por histopatología e inmunohistoquímica, donde se observan las características de las células glómicas, estructuras vasculares, músculo liso y la positividad en la inmunotinción de marcadores como actina del músculo liso, CD34, y actina específica del músculo, entre otras. Conclusión. Los tumores glómicos son neoformaciones benignas raras, con presentación más común en zonas distales. Su aparición depende de factores intrínsecos y extrínsecos de los pacientes. Su tasa de recidiva es muy baja en comparación de otros tumores

Introduction. Glomus tumors originate from glomus bodies, which are structures with thermoregulatory function and are distributed throughout the human body, mainly at the distal level of the extremities where it is common to find these characteristic lesions. Although, there are case reports of neoformation presentations with more unusual locations. Their etiology is still unknown. Many times when there is evidence of lesions in atypical areas they are not suspected in many patients and the diagnosis is made incidentally by imaging and/or anatomopathological studies. Clinical case. A 66-year-old female patient with the presence of a glomus tumor in the airway diagnosed by histopathology and immunohistochemistry, underwent surgical resection and presented good evolution after surgery. Discussion. This atypical presentation of glomus tumor in the airway presents mainly with symptoms and signs related to airway obstruction. Timely management is paramount in these patients, and the definitive diagnosis is by histopathology and immunohistochemistry where the presence of the characteristics of glomus cells, vascular structures, smooth muscle and immunostaining positivity towards some markers such as smooth muscle actin, CD34, muscle specific actin, among others, are seen. Conclusion. This type of tumors are rare benign neoformations, with common presentations in distal areas. Their appearance depends on intrinsic and extrinsic factors of the patients and their recurrence rate is very low compared to other tumors

Glomuvenous malformation: a clinicopathological analysis of 31 cases / 中华病理学杂志

Objective: To investigate the clinicopathological features of glomuvenous malformation (GVM). Methods: Thirty-one cases of GVM diagnosed at the Henan Provincial People's Hospital from January 2011 to December 2021 were collected. Their clinical and pathological features were analyzed. The expression of relevant markers was examined using immunohistochemistry. The patients were also followed up. Results: There were 16 males and 15 females in this study, with an average age of 11 years (range, 1-52 years). The locations of the disease included 13 cases in the limbs (8 cases in the upper limbs, 5 cases in the lower limbs), 9 cases in the trunks, and 9 cases in the foot (toes or subungual area). Twenty-seven of the cases were solitary and 4 were multifocal. The lesions were characterized by blue-purple papules or plaques on the skin surface, which grew slowly. The lumps became larger and appeared to be conspicuous. Microscopically, GVM mainly involved the dermis and subcutaneous tissue, with an overall ill-defined border. There were scattered or clustered irregular dilated vein-like lumens, with thin walls and various sizes. A single or multiple layers of relatively uniform cubic/glomus cells were present at the abnormal wall, with scattered small nests of the glomus cells. The endothelial cells in the wall of abnormal lumen were flat or absent. Immunohistochemistry showed that glomus cells strongly expressed SMA, h-caldesmon, and collagen IV. Malformed vascular endothelial cells expressed CD31, CD34 and ERG. No postoperative recurrence was found in the 12 cases. Conclusions: GVM is an uncommon type of simple venous malformation in the superficial soft tissue and different from the classical glomus tumor. Morphologically, one or more layers of glomus cells grow around the dilated venous malformation-like lumen, which can be combined with common venous malformations.

Glomagioma de rodilla / Knee glomangioma

El tumor glómico es una neoplasia benigna poco común que surge del aparato glómico de la piel. Ocurre con mayor frecuencia en los dedos de manos y pies y representa el 1.6% de todos los tumores de tejidos blandos. El diagnóstico clínico puede resultar difícil si el tumor aparece en una ubicación extradigital. Presentamos un caso de tumor glómico de tipo vascular (glomangioma) de localización atípica, suprapatelar externa y de presentación inusual ya que no evidenciaba cambios de color en la superficie, indicando su componente vascular

Glomus tumor are rare benign tumor of the glomus body from the skin. Often occurring in the subungual region and it represents 1.6% of all soft tissue tumors. Clinical diagnosis may result difficult if the tumor occurs in an extra digital location.We report a case of a solitary vascular Glomus Tumor (Glomangioma) with an atypical localization, suprapatellar external and unusual presentation because it did not present with surface color change, indicating the vascular component

Tumores gástricos peculiares: tumor glómico, schwannoma, leiomioma y cistoadenoma en el páncreas ectópico. Serie de casos y revisión de la literatura / Unusual gastric tumors: Glomus tumor, schwannoma, leiomyoma, and cystadenoma in ectopic pancreas. A case report and literature review

Resumen Introducción: la patología gástrica es excepcionalmente benigna, se registra a nivel mundial un porcentaje de aparición de las mismas del 0,005 %-4 %. Además de lo anterior, suele plantearse como primer diagnóstico diferencial un carcinoma gástrico, por lo que la mayoría de los pacientes termina en un procedimiento quirúrgico mayor. El objetivo de este estudio fue describir una serie de casos registrados en una institución de alta complejidad, así como la revisión de la literatura al respecto del tema. Pacientes y métodos: se realizó la revisión de las bases de datos del servicio de cirugía general de la Clínica Universitaria Colombia y se encontraron 4 tumores gástricos de presentación inusual, de los cuales se hizo revisión de la historia clínica y las imágenes disponibles (diagnósticas y de las piezas de cirugía). Resultados: en la revisión de la base de datos, se encontraron 4 casos, 2 de sexo femenino y 2 de sexo masculino, con una media de edad de 51 años (26-75 años). El 100 % de los pacientes tenía una lesión en la región antral y solo uno de ellos tenía una segunda lesión a nivel prepilórico. La totalidad de los pacientes fue llevada a gastrectomía subtotal con reconstrucción en Y de Roux por abordaje laparoscópico y la media de estancia hospitalaria fue de 3,5 días (2-6 días). Conclusión: para determinar la mejor opción de tratamiento en general en pacientes con lesiones gástricas siempre hay que considerar tanto las características endoscópicas y endosonográficas como las histológicas.

Abstract Introduction: Gastric pathology is exceptionally benign with a percentage of appearance between 0.005% - 4% worldwide. Moreover, gastric carcinoma is often suggested as the first differential diagnosis and for that reason, the outcome for a vast majority of admitted patients is a major surgical procedure. This study aims to describe a series of cases recorded in a high complexity medical institution and to carry out a literature review related to that subject. Patients and Methods: Databases from the general surgery service of the Clínica Universitaria Colombia were reviewed, and four unusual gastric tumors were found. A review of the related medical records and available images (diagnostic images and surgical elements) was performed. Results: After the database review, four cases were found: two female cases and two male cases, with a mean age of 51 years (26-75 years). All the patients had lesions in the antrum area and only one of them has an additional lesion in the prepyloric region. All patients were treated with a laparoscopic subtotal gastrectomy with Roux-en-Y reconstruction and the mean length of hospital stay was 3.5 days (2-6 days). Conclusion: It is required to consider the endoscopic, endosonographic, and histological examinations and their features to determine the best treatment for patients with gastric lesions.

Tumor glómico en mucosa bucal: reporte de caso / Tumor in oral mucosa: case report

El tumor glómico es una neoplasia vascular originada de las células del músculo liso del componente neuromioarterial, responsable del control del flujo sanguíneo microvascular. Representa el 1,6% de todos los tumores de tejidos blandos, localizándose principalmente en la zona subungüeal y clínicamente muy doloroso. Su diagnóstico puede ser tardío debido a su pequeño tamaño, manifestaciones clínicas inespecíficas y localizaciones anatómicas inusuales. El tratamiento principalmente es quirúrgico, el cual es curativo, permitiendo además la confirmación histopatológica. Se presenta el reporte de caso de una paciente de 13 años de edad con un tumor glómico de localización inusual en mucosa bucal.

The glomus tumor is a vascular neoplasm originating from smooth muscle cells of neuromyoarterial component, responsible for the control of microvascular blood flow. It represents 1.6% of all soft tissue tumors, being located mainly in the subungual area and clinically very painful. Diagnosis may be delayed because of their small size, nonspecific clinical manifestations and unusual anatomical locations. Treatment is primarily surgical, which is healing, also allowing the histopathologic confirmation. The case report of a 13-year-old patient with an unusual-located glomus tumor in the oral mucosa is presented.

A Case of Solitary Fibrous Tumor of Subungual Region

Solitary fibrous tumor (SFT) is a relatively uncommon mesenchymal neoplasm that usually arises in the pleura, but also has been reported in numerous extrapleural locations, including cutaneous site. The skin lesion presents as a circumscribed nodule or tumor, mainly on the head and neck. A 41-year-old male presented with 6 months history of nail lesion without symptom on the left third finger. The lesion is slightly yellowish discoloration with subungual erythematous nodule and distal onycholysis. Biopsy specimen from the nail lesion showed the spindle cells form patternless pattern with hypercellular and hypocellular area. And small blood vessels and dilated vascular spaces were present. The result of special stain for specimen showed that positive for CD34, Bcl-2, and CD99 but negative for S-100, FactorXIIIa, and smooth muscle action. Recognition of this uncommon location of SFT is important because of possible confusion with other subungual tumors, including glomus tumor, fibroma and other fibrohistiocytic tumors like dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans, superficial acral fibromyxoma and cellular digital fibroma. Here in, we report a case of SFT of subungual region. We think this case is interesting because of uncommon location and may be helpful to more understand the character of this disease.

Glomus tumor of the oral cavity: report of a rare case and literature review

Abstract Glomus tumor is a benign neoplasm composed of a perivascular proliferation of glomic cells that resembles the normal glomus body. Usually, it appears as a solitary, symptomatic small blue-red nodule, located in the deep dermis or subcutis of upper or lower extremities of young to middle-aged adults. Cases affecting the oral cavity are very rare, with only 23 well-documented cases reported in the English-language literature. Herein, we present a rare case of glomus tumor of the upper lip, and review the literature of cases involving the mouth.

Resumo Tumor glômico é uma neoplasia benigna composta de uma proliferação perivascular de células glômicas que lembram o corpo glômico normal. Usualmente, ele se apresenta como um nódulo pequeno, solitário, sintomático e azul-avermelhado, localizado na derme profunda ou subcutânea de extremidades superiores ou inferiores de adultos jovens e de meia-idade. Casos afetando a cavidade oral são muito raros, com apenas 23 casos bem documentados relatados na literatura de língua Inglesa. A seguir, nós apresentamos um caso raro de tumor glômico do lábio superior, e revisão da literatura dos casos envolvendo a boca.

An Extradigital Glomus Tumor on the Back, Mimicking a Keloid Scar / 대한피부과학회지

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Tumor de corpo carotídeo em jovem adolescente com pré-síncope / Carotid body tumor in teenager with pre-syncope

O tumor do corpo carotídeo (TCC) é uma neoplasia rara, mas entre os paragangliomas é o mais freqüente, com incidência de 1: 1.170.000. Desenvolve-se na adventícia do vaso, próximo à bifurcação carotídea, afetando principalmente indivíduos entre a quarta e a quinta décadas de vida. É um tumor de crescimento lento, geralmente benigno e unilateral, e 10% deles são familiares. Em cerca de 5% dos casos, a lesão é bilateral, atingindo 32% se autossômica dominante. Podem ser assintomáticos até se manifestarem como uma massa cervical pulsante, de crescimento lento, indolor, na região lateral do pescoço, próximo ao ângulo da mandíbula. A TCC pode causar rouquidão e dificuldade de deglutição por compressão extrínseca e também síndrome do corpo carotídeo hipersensível (SCCHS). Esta síndrome é conseqüência da hiperestimulação dos barorreceptores, causando hipotensão postural, acompanhada de diaforese, pré-síncope ou síncope. Neste relato descrevemos uma paciente de 17 anos com TCC familiar e SCCHS, diagnosticada e tratada com sucesso, evoluindo sem seqüelas e assintomática. (AU)

Carotid body tumor (CBT) is a rare neoplasm, but among paragangliomas it is the most frequent, with an incidence of 1: 1,170,000. It develops in the adventitia of the vessel, near the carotid bifurcation, affecting mainly individuals between the fourth and fifth decades of life. It is a slow-growing tumor, usually benign and unilateral, and 10% of them are familial. In about 5% of the cases, the lesion is bilateral, reaching 32% if it is autosomal dominant. They may be asymptomatic until they manifest as a slowly growing, painless, pulsatile cervical mass in the lateral region of the neck, near the angle of the mandible. CBT can cause hoarseness and difficulty of swallowing by extrinsic compression and also hypersensitive carotid body syndrome (SCCHS). This syndrome is a consequence of hyperstimulation of the baroreceptors, causing postural hypotension, accompanied by diaphoresis, pre-syncope or syncope. In this case report we describe a 17-year-old patient with familial CBT and SCCHS, diagnosed and treated successfully, evolving without sequelae and asymptomatic. (AU)

Glomus Tumor Causing Knee Pain / 대한정형외과학회잡지

Glomus tumor is a kind of hemangioma that occurs at the glomerulus in the subcutaneous layer. It mainly occurs at the distal hand and subungual area, and rarely at the knee joint. Pain, tenderness, and cold intolerance are known symptoms; however, symptoms in practice are not so easily detectable, and the diagnosis can be delayed if it is presented at areas other than the hand. If the diagnosis is delayed, patients could suffer extreme pain. Therefore, early diagnosis and surgical treatment are important. Ultrasound and magnetic resonance imaging were used to diagnose glomus tumor in our cases, which were found in subcutaneous tissue and muscle fascia. We claim that, for patients with persistent pain, known symptoms—extreme pain, cold intolerance, and tenderness—should be examined carefully and rule out glomus tumor. We report 2 cases of glomus tumors around the knee joint, which is not a common location of occurrence.

Congenital plaque-like glomangioma: report of two cases

Abstract: Glomus tumors are rare hamartomas that originate from the glomus body. These tumors can be divided into solitary and multiple, the latter also known as glomangioma. We report the case of two patients with a rare variety of glomangioma called congenital plaque-like glomangioma. It presents as numerous red to bluish compressible papules, that increase in size in proportion with the weight and height growth of the child. Diagnostic confirmation is with histopathology and the treatment is surgical.

Granulation tissue mimicking a glomus tumor in a patient with chronic middle ear infection

@#<p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>OBJECTIVE:</strong> To present an unusual cause of pulsatile tinnitus, presenting in a young adult suffering from chronic recurrent foul-smelling discharge from the same ear.<br /><strong>METHODS:</strong><br /><strong>Design:</strong> Case Report<br /><strong>Setting:</strong> Tertiary National University Hospital<br /><strong>Patient:</strong> One<br /><strong>RESULTS:</strong> A 24 year-old woman presented with pulsatile tinnitus on a background of chronic recurrent foul-smelling discharge. Clinico-radiologic findings seemed consistent with a glomus tympanicum coexisting with chronic suppurative otitis media with cholesteatoma. She underwent tympanomastoidectomy with excision of the mass. Histopathologic evaluation revealed the mass to be granulation tissue.<br /><strong>CONCLUSION:</strong> Pulsatile tinnitus is rarely associated with chronic middle ear infection. Granulation tissue arising at the promontory may mimic glomus tumors when accompanied with this symptom. Despite this revelation, it would still be prudent to prepare for a possible glomus tumor intraoperatively so that profuse bleeding and complications may be avoided.</p>

A Case of Malignant Glomus Tumor on Shoulder with Pulmonary Metastasis Treated with Doxorubicin and Ifosfamide in a 10-year Old Girl / 임상소아혈액종양

Malignant glomus tumor is an exceedingly rare neoplasm occurring in the soft tissues. Controversy exists over whether malignant glomus tumor is a true malignancy due to the rarity of metastasis, however, this neoplasm has been known to show relatively frequent metastasis and poor outcome. To improve the outcome of systemic therapy for malignant glomus tumor might be necessary, but the appropriate chemotherapy or radiotherapy has yet to be elucidated. We report a case of malignant glomus tumor with multiple pulmonary metastases treated with total surgical resection and adjuvant chemotherapy including doxorubicin and ifosfamide; however 7 months after completion of chemotherapy primary lung nodules increased. This case suggests that these chemotherapeutic agents are not effective for the management of malignant glomus tumor with metastasis.