TY - JOUR
T1 - Intravenous Glomus Tumor Masquerading as Lateral Antebrachial Cutaneous Neuroma
AU - Chim, Harvey
AU - al-Qattan, Husain
AU - Valencia, Herbert
AU - Brathwaite, Carole
AU - Price, Andrew
AU - Grossman, John A.I.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2016, © American Association for Hand Surgery 2016.
Copyright:
Copyright 2017 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2017/3/1
Y1 - 2017/3/1
N2 - Background: Intravenous glomus tumors are extremely rare. Methods: We report a patient with an intravenous glomus tumor within a venous aneurysm misdiagnosed as a neuroma of the lateral antebrachial cutaneous nerve, based on clinical exam, electrodiagnostic studies, and findings on a magnetic resonance imaging neurogram. Results: After surgical resection, the patient’s symptoms, including pain and localized hypersensitivity, totally resolved. Conclusions: This case illustrates 2 important points. First, unlike extradigital glomus tumors, magnetic resonance imaging is not reliable in diagnosing intravenous glomus tumors. Second, in the presence of chronic localized neuroma type pain and sensitivity in the upper limb without a clear cause, an extradigital cutaneous or intravenous glomus tumor must be considered in the differential diagnosis.
AB - Background: Intravenous glomus tumors are extremely rare. Methods: We report a patient with an intravenous glomus tumor within a venous aneurysm misdiagnosed as a neuroma of the lateral antebrachial cutaneous nerve, based on clinical exam, electrodiagnostic studies, and findings on a magnetic resonance imaging neurogram. Results: After surgical resection, the patient’s symptoms, including pain and localized hypersensitivity, totally resolved. Conclusions: This case illustrates 2 important points. First, unlike extradigital glomus tumors, magnetic resonance imaging is not reliable in diagnosing intravenous glomus tumors. Second, in the presence of chronic localized neuroma type pain and sensitivity in the upper limb without a clear cause, an extradigital cutaneous or intravenous glomus tumor must be considered in the differential diagnosis.
KW - glomus tumor
KW - neuroma
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U2 - 10.1177/1558944716675296
DO - 10.1177/1558944716675296
M3 - Article
C2 - 28344537
AN - SCOPUS:85014645808
VL - 12
SP - NP19-NP21
JO - Hand
JF - Hand
SN - 1558-9447
IS - 2
ER -