RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Glomus tumor of the hip. An unusual location
JF Saudi Medical Journal
JO Saudi Med J
FD Prince Sultan Military Medical City
SP 299
OP 301
VO 30
IS 2
A1 Sibel Hakverdi
A1 Aydiner Kalaci
A1 Mehmet Yaldiz
A1 Bulent Akansu
YR 2009
UL http://smj.org.sa/content/30/2/299.abstract
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.