Multiple Glomus Tumors of the Ankle with Prominent Intranuclear Pseudoinclusions.
- Author:
Jae Yeon SEOK
1
;
Se Hoon KIM
;
Tae jung KWON
;
Jieun KWON
;
Yoon Hee LEE
;
Kyoo Ho SHIN
;
Woo Ick YANG
Author Information
1. Department of Pathology, College of Medicine, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea. wiyang9660@yumc.yonsei.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Glomus tumor;
Glomangioma;
Ankle;
Intranuclear inclusion
- MeSH:
Ankle*;
Cytoplasm;
Glomus Tumor*;
Inclusion Bodies;
Intranuclear Inclusion Bodies;
Myocytes, Smooth Muscle
- From:Korean Journal of Pathology
2007;41(5):337-342
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Glomus tumors are neoplasms that are composed of modified smooth muscle cells of the glomus body. Here, we report a case of multiple glomus tumors of the ankle that showed various histologic types, including the solid type (glomus tumor proper) and angiomatous type (glomangioma). The tumor cells observed in this case also showed prominent intranuclear inclusions, which has not yet been reported in glomus tumors. Ultrastructural examination demonstrated that the nuclear inclusions were not true inclusion bodies but were intranuclear cytoplasmic pseudoinclusions formed by cytoplasmic invaginations that formed as a result of the deep and complex nuclear contours.
