Extra Digital Glomus Tumor of Thigh in Elderly Patient. Rare Case Report

Adarsha A Manjappa¹, Krishna Ramavath¹, Siddhartha Rao¹ and Shrinivas Bheemrao Somalwar²*

¹Department of General Surgery, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), India
²Department of Pathology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), India

*Corresponding Author: Krishna Ramavath, Associate Professor, Department of General Surgery, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Bibinagar, Hyderabad, Telangana, India

DOI: 10.64258/3067-7130.2025.102004

Submission Date: February 15, 2025

Published Date: February 22, 2025

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Abstract

Glomus tumors are rare soft tissue growths usually found in the hand or periphery. Even though the presentation of glomus tumors varies in the body, they are most commonly seen in the upper limb, particularly in the subungual region. The presentation of these tumors is rare in the lower limb. Glomus tumors predominantly affect women between the ages of 20 and 40. In this case, we present an intriguing instance of a 75-year-old female who exhibited a soft tissue swelling in her upper thigh, which is an unusual site. Post-operative histopathological analysis revealed that this soft tissue swelling turned out to be a glomus tumor.

Keywords

Glomus tumor, Upper limb, Extra digital area, Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), Excision

Citation

Adarsha M, Krishna R, Siddhartha Rao, Shrinivas BS (2025) Extra Digital Glomus Tumor of Thigh in Elderly Patient. Rare Case Report. On J Clin & Med Case Rep 1(1): 1-5.