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Case Reports
. 2025 Sep 25;17(9):e93218.
doi: 10.7759/cureus.93218. eCollection 2025 Sep.

Pediatric Glomangioma of the Scalp

Hugues Bulteau  1 , Mélodie-Anne Karnoub  2
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Case Reports

Pediatric Glomangioma of the Scalp

Hugues Bulteau et al. Cureus. .

Abstract

We report the case of a 14-year-old boy who has been followed since four years ago for an extra-osseous cranial vault tumor, which has been removed due to its increase in size and its painful nature. The outcomes were marked by regression of the pain and the absence of recurrence. We described the clinical signs, MRI characteristics, surgery findings, and anatomopathological descriptions of this pediatric glomangioma and carried out a literature review about all the glomus tumors and cranial glomus tumors. It is the only case reported in the current literature on this topic.

Keywords: cranial vault tumor; glomangioma; glomus tumor; pediatric glomangioma; pediatric neurosurgery.

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Human subjects: Informed consent for treatment and open access publication was obtained or waived by all participants in this study. Conflicts of interest: In compliance with the ICMJE uniform disclosure form, all authors declare the following: Payment/services info: All authors have declared that no financial support was received from any organization for the submitted work. Financial relationships: All authors have declared that they have no financial relationships at present or within the previous three years with any organizations that might have an interest in the submitted work. Other relationships: All authors have declared that there are no other relationships or activities that could appear to have influenced the submitted work.

Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1. MRI caracteristics
(a) Axial T1 hyposignal; (b) axial T2 STIR shows a big intratumoral vessel; (c) and (d) axial and coronal T1 gadolinium hypersignal
Figure 2
Figure 2. Surgical considerations
These two images illustrate the nidus (yellow arrow) and a prominent venous drainage (blue arrow).
Figure 3
Figure 3. Histological appearance after hematoxylin-eosin-safranin (HES) staining
Magnification: x50
Figure 4
Figure 4. Histological appearance after hematoxylin-eosin-safranin (HES) staining
Magnification: x100
Figure 5
Figure 5. Histological appearance after hematoxylin-eosin-safranin (HES) staining
Magnification: x200 Tumor proliferation comprising numerous veins of variable caliber comprising a cell population in their wall Population of spindle or rounded cells lacking atypia
Figure 6
Figure 6. Cells marking
Actine muscle lisse + : marking of the spindle-shaped or rounded cells in the vessel wall
Figure 7
Figure 7. Cells marking
Caldesmone - : absence of marking of spindle or rounded cells in the vessel wall (wall marked by caldesmone)
Figure 8
Figure 8. Cells marking
ERG - : marking of the vessel wall without marking of spinded or rounded cells
See this image and copyright information in PMC

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