Glomus tumor of the duodenum: a case report

Int J Surg Pathol. 2004 Oct;12(4):411-4. doi: 10.1177/106689690401200417.

Abstract

We describe a rare case of glomus tumor of the duodenum. The tumor was detected in a 46-year-old man being investigated for episodes of gastrointestinal bleeding. The excised specimen showed a 2.3 x 1.5 x 1.5 cm gray-tan tumor involving the mucosa and the submucosa. The overlying mucosa was focally ulcerated. Histologically, the tumor had a solid pattern of sharply demarcated, round glomus cells with prominent pericytoma-like vessels of varying sizes. The neoplastic cells stained for vimentin, smooth muscle actin, and focally for synaptophysin. These histologic and immunohistochemical features are consistent with a diagnosis of glomus tumor of the duodenum.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Actins / analysis
  • Biomarkers, Tumor / analysis
  • Duodenal Neoplasms / chemistry
  • Duodenal Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Duodenal Neoplasms / surgery
  • Glomus Tumor / chemistry
  • Glomus Tumor / pathology*
  • Glomus Tumor / surgery
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Synaptophysin / analysis
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Vimentin / analysis

Substances

  • Actins
  • Biomarkers, Tumor
  • Synaptophysin
  • Vimentin