Kengo Kawaguchi, Kenichi Kohashi, Nokitaka Setsu, Koji Sagiyama, Makoto Endo, Takeshi Iwasaki, Yasuharu Nakashima, Yoshinao Oda
A glomus tumor is a benign mesenchymal tumor comprised of cells that resemble the perivascular modified smooth muscle cells of the glomus body. Glomus tumors typically appear in the superficial lesions of the soft tissue in the extremities, such as the subungual region. However, their occurrence in the bone is rare, with only about 30 cases reported to date. Half of these cases involved the distal phalanges of the fingers or toes, with only three reported cases involving the long bones. Here, we present the first case, a primary glomus tumor in the humerus of a 14-year-old female...
February 1, 2024: Skeletal Radiology