Intraosseous glomus tumor of the ulna: a case report with radiographic findings and a review of the literature

Nagoya J Med Sci. 2008 Aug;70(3-4):127-33.

Abstract

Intraosseous glomus tumors of bone are extremely rare. We report a case of an intraosseous glomus tumor of the ulna. The patient was a 25-year-old woman who had a three-month history of a palpable mass in her right forearm with spontaneous pain. Radiographs showed cortical hypertrophy and a shell-like bone formation surrounding the small osteolytic lesion within the cortex of the ulna diaphysis. The differential diagnosis included benign bone-forming tumors, such as osteoid osteoma. The patient was treated with an en-bloc resection and filling with beta-TCP. Up to one year after the operation there has been no evidence of recurrence.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Bone Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging*
  • Bone Neoplasms / pathology
  • Bone Neoplasms / surgery
  • Female
  • Glomus Tumor / diagnostic imaging*
  • Glomus Tumor / pathology
  • Glomus Tumor / surgery
  • Humans
  • Radiography
  • Ulna*