Asymptomatic Glomus Tumor of the Mediastinum

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  • Meletios Kanakis
  • Nikoletta Rapti
  • Maria Chorti
  • Achilleas Lioulias
چکیده

Glomus tumors are rare benign neoplasms that predominate in limbs. Infrequently, they can occur in a wide anatomic distribution, to include sites not known to contain glomus cells. Although glomus tumors are usually small, pain and tenderness are common clinical symptoms. We report the case of a 69-year-old man with an asymptomatic large mediastinal glomus tumor, who underwent surgical resection.

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دوره 2015  شماره 

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تاریخ انتشار 2015