Asymptomatic Glomus Tumor of the Mediastinum
Glomus tumors are rare benign neoplasms that predominate in limbs. Infrequently, they can occur in a wide anatomic distribution, to include sites not known to contain glomus cells. Although glomus tumors are usually small, pain and tenderness are common clinical symptoms. We report the case of a 69-...
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| author | Meletios Kanakis Nikoletta Rapti Maria Chorti Achilleas Lioulias |
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| description | Glomus tumors are rare benign neoplasms that predominate in limbs. Infrequently, they can occur in a wide anatomic distribution, to include sites not known to contain glomus cells. Although glomus tumors are usually small, pain and tenderness are common clinical symptoms. We report the case of a 69-year-old man with an asymptomatic large mediastinal glomus tumor, who underwent surgical resection. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-ca76de34caaa477d899b2aec13257a2e2025-02-03T05:59:51ZengWileyCase Reports in Surgery2090-69002090-69192015-01-01201510.1155/2015/631625631625Asymptomatic Glomus Tumor of the MediastinumMeletios Kanakis0Nikoletta Rapti1Maria Chorti2Achilleas Lioulias3Department of Thoracic Surgery, Sismanoglio General Hospital of Athens, 1 Sismanogliou Street, Maroussi, 15126 Athens, GreeceDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, Sismanoglio General Hospital of Athens, 1 Sismanogliou Street, Maroussi, 15126 Athens, GreeceDepartment of Pathology, Sismanoglio General Hospital of Athens, 1 Sismanogliou Street, Maroussi, 15126 Athens, GreeceDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, Sismanoglio General Hospital of Athens, 1 Sismanogliou Street, Maroussi, 15126 Athens, GreeceGlomus tumors are rare benign neoplasms that predominate in limbs. Infrequently, they can occur in a wide anatomic distribution, to include sites not known to contain glomus cells. Although glomus tumors are usually small, pain and tenderness are common clinical symptoms. We report the case of a 69-year-old man with an asymptomatic large mediastinal glomus tumor, who underwent surgical resection.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/631625 |
| spellingShingle | Meletios Kanakis Nikoletta Rapti Maria Chorti Achilleas Lioulias Asymptomatic Glomus Tumor of the Mediastinum Case Reports in Surgery |
| title | Asymptomatic Glomus Tumor of the Mediastinum |
| title_full | Asymptomatic Glomus Tumor of the Mediastinum |
| title_fullStr | Asymptomatic Glomus Tumor of the Mediastinum |
| title_full_unstemmed | Asymptomatic Glomus Tumor of the Mediastinum |
| title_short | Asymptomatic Glomus Tumor of the Mediastinum |
| title_sort | asymptomatic glomus tumor of the mediastinum |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/631625 |
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