PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Hakverdi, Sibel
AU  - Kalaci, Aydiner
AU  - Yaldiz, Mehmet
AU  - Akansu, Bulent
TI  - Glomus tumor of the hip. An unusual location
DP  - 2009 Feb 01
TA  - Saudi Medical Journal
PG  - 299--301
VI  - 30
IP  - 2
4099  - http://smj.org.sa/content/30/2/299.short
4100  - http://smj.org.sa/content/30/2/299.full
SO  - Saudi Med J2009 Feb 01; 30
AB  - Glomus tumors are usually benign neoplasms that occur in the dermis or subcutaneous tissues of the extremities. They occur very rarely in the hip. We report a patient with severe pain and tenderness in the left hip, especially on palpation, and in the sitting position. On physical examination, there was a soft palpable subcutaneous mass and severe tenderness in the left hip. Ultrasound revealed a hypervascular subdermal mass that was 1.2 cm in diameter, which was subsequently totally excised under local anesthesia. The histopathologic diagnosis was a glomus tumor. The patient has been symptom-free for 3 months of follow-up.