Gray‐scale and color Doppler sonographic appearances of nonsubungual soft‐tissue glomus tumors

Park, Heejin; Jeon, Yong Hwan; Kim, Sam Soo; Lee, Sung-Moon; Kim, Wantae; Park, Noh-Hyuck; Park, Sung-Il; Hong, Hyun-Pyo; Rho, Myung Ho

doi:10.1002/jcu.20830

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“…9 In the ultrasound images captured in B mode, glomus tumors are seen as small solid, hypoechoic, well-defined nodules, more or less homogenous, with a regular border, most often located in the superficial dermis, with no involvement of the deep layers. 2,4,6,10 In our patients, all tumors were in the dermis except 2 (patients 2 and 4) at the dermal-hypodermal interface. These did not however penetrate the hypodermis.…”

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“…Malformations are usually more poorly defined lesions compared to surrounding tissue, with no mass effect, and they show the typical arteriovenous shunt. 4 Three of our patients had the typical stalk sign. This sign corresponds to a hypoechoic prolongation of the lesion by the stalk, which in Doppler mode reveals an intense vascularization characteristic of vascular lesions such as glomus tumors.…”

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“…The color Doppler study shows extensive vascularization inside the tumor, as would be expected with a vascular type tumor such as a glomus tumor. 2,4,10,11 In addition, the pulsed Doppler study usually shows a low-grade systolic murmur. Both characteristics help us to differentiate such tumors, in the first instance, from other nonvascularized soft tissue tumors.…”

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“…Both characteristics help us to differentiate such tumors, in the first instance, from other nonvascularized soft tissue tumors. 4,12 However, an intense vascular signal in the Doppler study can also be seen in hemangiomas or arteriovenous malformations. Some B-mode ultrasound findings can assist in the differential diagnosis (Table 1).…”

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The Usefulness of Ultrasound Imaging in Digital and Extradigital Glomus Tumors

Sánchez

Alfageme

Roustan-Gullón

et al. 2014

Actas Dermo-Sifiliográficas (English Edition)

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Recent years have witnessed an increase in the use of ultrasound imaging of the skin in the field of dermatology, as the technique reveals details of vessels and other structures that cannot be detected on physical examination. Extradigital glomus tumors are rarely seen in clinical practice and can pose a diagnostic challenge for dermatologists. We report on 4 patients with a clinical suspicion of extradigital glomus tumor and on 1 patient with a clinical suspicion of subungual glomus tumor. All 5 patients underwent ultrasound examination in B mode and color and pulsed-wave Doppler prior to surgical excision of the tumor and histologic examination, which confirmed the diagnosis in each case. Ultrasound imaging of the skin, combined with clinical findings, provided a simple, noninvasive way of making a prompt diagnosis and identifying the exact location of the lesion for surgical removal.

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The Usefulness of Ultrasound Imaging in Digital and Extradigital Glomus Tumors

Sánchez

Alfageme

Roustan-Gullón

et al. 2014

Actas Dermo-Sifiliográficas (English Edition)

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“…[16] discussed the gray-scale sonographic findings of glomus tumor which were nonspecific when compared to other cystic lesions: well-described, ovoid, hypoechoic mass. Color Doppler imaging can be useful in the diagnosis of glomus tumor as it shows moderate to marked hypervascularity with arterial blood patterns [17]. …”

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Glomus Tumor Causing Anterior Thigh Pain: A Case Report

Kim

Lee

et al. 2014

Korean J Pain

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Glomus tumors are a rare, benign neoplasm and 75% exist in the subungual region. Extradigital glomus tumors are much more difficult to diagnose because of their atypical location and symptoms. Furthermore, if their symptoms are similar to neuropathic pain, the patient can suffer from misdirected treatment due to misdiagnosis. It is essential to perform careful evaluation of the lesion itself in order to reduce misdiagnosis. Ultrasonography is a useful, non-invasive method that can be easily performed in the pain clinic for local evaluation and diagnosis. We report a case of misdiagnosed glomus tumor in the thigh which was properly diagnosed after ultrasonography.

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Glomus tumor of the foot dorsum: A case report of a neglect podiatric entity

Imran,

Khlidj,

Jahanzeb

et al. 2024

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Key Clinical MessagePodiatrists and orthopedists should be vigilant for chronically evolving, hyperalgic soft lumps in the foot with vascular radiological features, prompting early detection of glomus tumor, timely mass removal, providing pain relief and improving patient's quality of life.AbstractGlomus tumors refers to a rare group of benign perivascular neoplasms that originate from a neuromyoarterial structure called a glomus body. These tumors are characterized by their painful nature and predominant distribution in the extremities mainly the fingers, the hands and the feet. Nonetheless, the diagnosis is usually made after several years of symptoms experience as the lesions are mostly small, not palpable, and have variable presentations. Radiological workup especially with magnetic resonance imaging is very useful for diagnosing the tumoral process, however, confirmation can only be obtained by histological analysis. The treatment is purely surgical, and it is successful in most cases. Herein, we describe a case of glomus tumor of the foot dorsal side among a middle age male patient.

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Gray‐scale and color Doppler sonographic appearances of nonsubungual soft‐tissue glomus tumors

Abstract: Nonsubungual glomus tumors are rare soft-tissue tumors with abundant vascularity and arterial flow pattern.

Cited by 28 publications

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The Usefulness of Ultrasound Imaging in Digital and Extradigital Glomus Tumors

The Usefulness of Ultrasound Imaging in Digital and Extradigital Glomus Tumors

Glomus Tumor Causing Anterior Thigh Pain: A Case Report

Glomus tumor of the foot dorsum: A case report of a neglect podiatric entity

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