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Review
. 2005 Jan;58(1):102-3.
doi: 10.1136/jcp.2003.014324.

Congenital nodular multiple glomangioma: a case report

J S Chatterjee  1 , A H K Youssef, R M Brown, H Nishikawa
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Review

Congenital nodular multiple glomangioma: a case report

J S Chatterjee et al. J Clin Pathol. 2005 Jan.

Erratum in

  • J Clin Pathol. 2006 Dec;59(12):1337
  • J Clin Pathol. 2006 Nov;59(11):1228

Abstract

A 13 year old girl presented with recurrent painful "varicosities" on her right calf. These lesions were subsequently clinically diagnosed as "cavernous haemangiomas" after normal duplex scanning and were excised. Histological examination revealed multiple glomangiomas (glomus tumours). A literature review revealed only two reported cases of nodular multiple glomangioma, so that this is the third case to be reported in the literature.

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Figure 1
Figure 1
The patient’s right calf, showing varicosities along the long saphenous axis. This photograph is reproduced with the full consent of the patient.
Figure 2
Figure 2
(A) Low power view of a lesion formed from dilated vessels, with a surrounding collar of regular round cells with round nuclei and eosinophilic cytoplasm (haematoxylin and eosin stain). (B) The tumour cells were positive for smooth muscle actin (immunohistochemical stain).
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