ABSTRACT
Glomus tumors are rare and benign. They originate from the neuromyoarterial glomus body. Digital glomus tumors are a well-known condition in hand surgery. On the contrary, there is a lack of knowledge with regard to extradigital glomus tumor resulting in diagnostic and therapeutic errors. We here report a new case of glomus tumor of the thigh. Our literature review aims to focus attention on these uncommon locations.
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Glomus Tumor/diagnosis , Thigh/pathology , Adult , Glomus Tumor/pathology , Humans , MaleABSTRACT
Nora's tumour is an uncommon benign tumour, involving mostly tubular bones of hands and feet, and characterized by a proliferation of chondroid, bony and fibrous tissues. Main differential diagnoses are osteochondroma, chondrosarcoma, and osteosarcoma. The authors report a case involving the left foot. The diagnosis was suspected by imaging characteristic features and was confirmed by histological examination. Treatment was surgical, with complete excision. There are no clinical or radiological signs of recurrence on further review one year postoperatively.
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Bone Neoplasms/pathology , Foot Diseases/pathology , Osteochondroma/pathology , Periosteum , Adult , Bone Neoplasms/surgery , Foot Diseases/diagnosis , Humans , Male , Osteochondroma/surgeryABSTRACT
Lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM) is a rare condition usually occurring in young women of childbearing age. It is characterised by the presence of abnormal smooth muscle cells (LAM cells) in the lungs, lymph nodes, and/or other organs, with a few reports of isolated extrapulmonary cases. We report the case of a 26-yr-old female who presented with a painless shoulder mass. Ultrasonography, computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging revealed an intermuscular mass with cystic and solid tissue components, measuring 6 cm x 4 cm. The mass was removed surgically after the diagnosis of LAM was made following tru-cut biopsy. This case corresponds to an exceptional localisation of LAM.
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Lymphangioleiomyomatosis/diagnosis , Muscle Neoplasms/diagnosis , Shoulder , Adult , Female , Humans , Lymphangioleiomyomatosis/pathology , Muscle Neoplasms/pathologyABSTRACT
Two unusual cases of isolated closed complex dislocation of the metacarpophalangeal joint of the third finger are presented. The single most important element preventing reduction was interposition of the volar plate between the proximal end of the phalanx and the head of the metacarpal, but the deep transverse ligament was also intimately involved in the entrapment mechanism. Such dislocations require open reduction as in the two cases presented, and we found the dorsal approach to be simple and effective.
