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Case Reports
. 2018 Oct 19;12(1):319.
doi: 10.1186/s13256-018-1847-0.

Painful tumors in a patient with neurofibromatosis type 1: a case report

Niema Aqil  1 , Salim Gallouj  2 , Kaoutar Moustaide  2 , Fatima Zahra Mernissi  2
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Case Reports

Painful tumors in a patient with neurofibromatosis type 1: a case report

Niema Aqil et al. J Med Case Rep. .

Abstract

Background: Herein, we report an unusual case of multifocal glomus tumors in the same hand in a patient suffering from neurofibromatosis type 1.

Case presentation: The patient was a 37-year-old Moroccan woman, suffering from neurofibromatosis type 1, with intense pain in the fingers, successfully treated with the excision of the tumors. Histology of the lesions confirmed the diagnosis of glomus tumor.

Conclusion: We present this case to support the association between glomus tumors and neurofibromatosis type 1. Thus, we strongly recommend that one should suspect a glomus tumor in patients with neurofibromatosis type 1 if such patients have symptoms from finger pulp or nails.

Keywords: Finger; Glomus Tumor; Neurofibromatosis 1; Pain; Subungual.

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Ethics approval and consent to participate

The study has been approved by the Ethics Committee of Faculty of Medicine of Fez.

Informed consent to participate in the study was obtained from the patient.

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Written informed consent was obtained from the patient for publication of this case report and any accompanying images. A copy of the written consent is available for review by the Editor-in-Chief of this journal.

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The authors declare that they have no competing interests.

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Figures

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Fig. 1
Nail deformation due to painful subungual tumor
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Painful subcutaneous tumor of the finger
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Intraoperative image showing a red-blue subungual tumor
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Intraoperative dermoscopy of the tumor of Fig. 1 showing a purplish-red area
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Image of the subcutaneous tumor of Fig. 2 after excision
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Histology of the subungual tumor: HES staining - > G × 200: Details of glomus cells: regular round cells
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Histology of the subcutaneous tumor: HES staining - > G × 200: Glomangiomyoma with proliferation of smooth muscle cells
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