A Case of Glomangiomyoma.
- Author:
Jee Youn WON
;
Seok Jong LEE
;
Eun Sup SONG
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Automated percutaneous lumbar discectomy;
Intervertebral disc;
Spine
- MeSH:
Actins;
Coloring Agents;
Desmin;
Diagnosis;
Female;
Fingers;
Glomus Tumor;
Humans;
Intervertebral Disc;
Middle Aged;
Muscle, Smooth;
Myocytes, Smooth Muscle;
Spine;
Vimentin;
Virtues
- From:Korean Journal of Dermatology
1998;36(2):376-379
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Glomus tumor shows histologically characteristic three components of glomus cells, vascular structures, and spindle-shaped smooth muscle cells. It is classified into solid glomus tumor, glomangioma and glomangiomyoma according to relative proportions of components. Glomangiomyoma, the least frequent type of glomus tumor, has its overall histopathologic pattern identical to common solid glomus tumor or glomangioma. In contrast to the foregoing types, however, it has an important number of spindle-shaped smooth muscle cells, which blend with the glomus cells. A 49-year-old woman presented with 2-year history of painful bluish red nodule beneath nail plate of right 4th finger. We made a diagnosis of glomangiomyoma by virtue of routine histopathologic examinations and immunohistochemical stains such as vimentin, smooth muscle actin and desmin.
