Journal of Hand Surgery
Volume 30, Issue 1 , Pages 161-164, January 2005

Multiple occurrences of different histologic types of the glomus tumor

  • Dogan Tuncali, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Plastic Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, Ankara Education and Research Hospital, Cebeci, Ankara, Turkey.
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Dogan Tuncali, MD, Mahatma Gandi cad, Mesa Ufuk 1 sitesi 51/28, Gaziosmanpasa 06700, Ankara, Turkey.
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  • Ali Cemal Yilmaz, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Plastic Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, Ankara Education and Research Hospital, Cebeci, Ankara, Turkey.
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  • Ahmet Terzioglu, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Plastic Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, Ankara Education and Research Hospital, Cebeci, Ankara, Turkey.
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  • Gurcan Aslan, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Plastic Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, Ankara Education and Research Hospital, Cebeci, Ankara, Turkey.

Received 21 April 2004; accepted 21 September 2004.

A patient with 3 glomus tumors that occurred at different locations and times is presented. Two of the 3 tumors were of the same histologic type. The third tumor was a different type. Although it is rare, a solitary type of glomus tumor on initial presentation may exhibit multiple occurrences in the same patient.

Key words:  Glomus tumor , glomangioma , hand , multiple

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PII: S0363-5023(04)00755-5

doi:10.1016/j.jhsa.2004.09.008

Journal of Hand Surgery
Volume 30, Issue 1 , Pages 161-164, January 2005

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