An Unusual Cause of Knee Pain: Periosteal Glomus Tumor of the Distal Femur
Glomus tumors are rare neoplasms that characteristically occur in subungual regions, but may also be found in other regions of the body. The clinical diagnosis of this tumor may be difficult if the tumor is located in an extradigital site. Most extradigital glomus tumors form in superficial locatio...
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| author | Hyung Joon Cho Kyung-Sik Ahn Chang Ho Kang Yura Kim Jong Hoon Park |
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| description | Glomus tumors are rare neoplasms that characteristically occur in subungual regions, but may also be found in other regions of the body. The clinical diagnosis of
this tumor may be difficult if the tumor is located in an extradigital site. Most extradigital glomus tumors form in superficial locations. Herein, we present the case of a
34-year-old woman who experienced chronic knee pain with pinpoint tenderness
resulting from a deep-seated periosteal glomus tumor of the distal femur. Extradigital glomus tumors should be considered in the differential diagnosis when characteristic clinical features and imaging findings indicative of glomus tumors are present, even if the tumor is located within deep tissues. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-a85990680b8042b38b25ec9fca1427192022-12-22T01:05:22ZengThe Korean Society of Radiology대한영상의학회지1738-26372288-29282018-08-01792106109https://doi.org/10.3348/jksr.2018.79.2.106An Unusual Cause of Knee Pain: Periosteal Glomus Tumor of the Distal FemurHyung Joon Cho0Kyung-Sik Ahn1Chang Ho Kang2Yura Kim3Jong Hoon Park4Department of Radiology, Korea University Anam Hospital, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, KoreaDepartment of Radiology, Korea University Anam Hospital, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, KoreaDepartment of Radiology, Korea University Anam Hospital, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, KoreaDepartment of Radiology, Korea University Anam Hospital, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, KoreaDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, Korea University Anam Hospital, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, KoreaGlomus tumors are rare neoplasms that characteristically occur in subungual regions, but may also be found in other regions of the body. The clinical diagnosis of this tumor may be difficult if the tumor is located in an extradigital site. Most extradigital glomus tumors form in superficial locations. Herein, we present the case of a 34-year-old woman who experienced chronic knee pain with pinpoint tenderness resulting from a deep-seated periosteal glomus tumor of the distal femur. Extradigital glomus tumors should be considered in the differential diagnosis when characteristic clinical features and imaging findings indicative of glomus tumors are present, even if the tumor is located within deep tissues.https://doi.org/10.3348/jksr.2018.79.2.106glomus tumorperiosteumfemurmagnetic resonance imagingultrasound |
| spellingShingle | Hyung Joon Cho Kyung-Sik Ahn Chang Ho Kang Yura Kim Jong Hoon Park An Unusual Cause of Knee Pain: Periosteal Glomus Tumor of the Distal Femur 대한영상의학회지 glomus tumor periosteum femur magnetic resonance imaging ultrasound |
| title | An Unusual Cause of Knee Pain: Periosteal Glomus Tumor of the Distal Femur |
| title_full | An Unusual Cause of Knee Pain: Periosteal Glomus Tumor of the Distal Femur |
| title_fullStr | An Unusual Cause of Knee Pain: Periosteal Glomus Tumor of the Distal Femur |
| title_full_unstemmed | An Unusual Cause of Knee Pain: Periosteal Glomus Tumor of the Distal Femur |
| title_short | An Unusual Cause of Knee Pain: Periosteal Glomus Tumor of the Distal Femur |
| title_sort | unusual cause of knee pain periosteal glomus tumor of the distal femur |
| topic | glomus tumor periosteum femur magnetic resonance imaging ultrasound |
| url | https://doi.org/10.3348/jksr.2018.79.2.106 |
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