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Case Reports
. 2014 Sep;83(3):178-9.

Glomus tumour of the elbow: an unusual cause of intestinal perforation

Kevin J Donnelly  1 , Neville W Thompson  1 , Diarmaid O'Longain  2 , Iain Cameron  3
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Case Reports

Glomus tumour of the elbow: an unusual cause of intestinal perforation

Kevin J Donnelly et al. Ulster Med J. 2014 Sep.
No abstract available

Keywords: Glomus tumour; castleman disease; mesentery; stercoral perforation.

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Supine anteroposterior abdominal radiograph showing faecal loading of the colon. A small triangular pocket of free air is evident in the right upper quadrant suggestive of pneumoperitoneum (arrowed).
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Doppler ultrasound image of the area of maximal point tenderness showing a well circumscribed subcutaneous lesion measuring 14x12x7mm with increased vascularity
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Histological slide showing glomus cells staining positively with smooth muscle actin (X40 magnification) in keeping with modified smooth muscle cells.
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Figures showing (Figure A) preoperative CXR, (Figure B) TOE, (Figure C) CT scan and (Figure D)post-operative CXR.
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