Primary intraosseous glomus tumor: A case report

• Main Authors: Settakorn J., Chaleoapong P., Rangdaeng S., Arpornchayanon O., Chaiwun B.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2014
• Online Access: http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-0035523814&partnerID=40&md5=fce8fee27342162c09fee4dfd4f14dbe; http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11853310; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/handle/6653943832/2810
• Institution: Chiang Mai University

We reported a rare case of a primary intraosseous glomus tumor in a 53-year-old woman who had a small lytic lesion in the distal phalanx of her left index finger. The radiologic appearance showed a well circumscribed osteolytic lesion without sclerotic rim. Histologic examination revealed solid nests or sheets of polygonal cells surrounding branching vasculatures consistent with a glomus tumor. Curettage resulted in complete removal of the tumor as well as pain alleviation. The patient was well without evidence of recurrent disease following an 18 month follow-up. Despite its rarity, intraosseous glomus tumor should be included in the differential diagnosis of bone lesions in which plain radiography showed a well circumscribed punch-out lesion without sclerotic rim especially those arising in the finger.