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KMID : 0361620170520030279
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Journal of the Korean Orthopaedic Association
2017 Volume.52 No. 3 p.279 ~ p.284
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Glomus Tumor Causing Knee Pain
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Park Hee-Gon
Kim Sung-Hyun
Ryu Jee-Won
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Abstract
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Glomus tumor is a kind of hemangioma that occurs at the glomerulus in the subcutaneous layer. It mainly occurs at the distal hand and subungual area, and rarely at the knee joint. Pain, tenderness, and cold intolerance are known symptoms; however, symptoms in practice are not so easily detectable, and the diagnosis can be delayed if it is presented at areas other than the hand. If the diagnosis is delayed, patients could suffer extreme pain. Therefore, early diagnosis and surgical treatment are important. Ultrasound and magnetic resonance imaging were used to diagnose glomus tumor in our cases, which were found in subcutaneous tissue and muscle fascia. We claim that, for patients with persistent pain, known symptoms?extreme pain, cold intolerance, and tenderness?should be examined carefully and rule out glomus tumor. We report 2 cases of glomus tumors around the knee joint, which is not a common location of occurrence.
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KEYWORD
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knee, glomus tumor, subcutaneous tissue, fascia, biopsy
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