Paravertebral glomus tumors.

Axmann, Christoph; Feiden, Wolfgang; Moeller, Verena; Reith, Wolfgang · Skeletal Radiol · 2005

case_report · Level V

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Abstract

We report on a 50-year-old man who suffered from chronic lumbago. CT and MRI revealed a paravertebral tumor mass growing through the neural foramen of lumbar vertebrae 1/2. Signal features on MRI and contrast medium enhancement characteristics were not diagnostically specific. After biopsy a glomus tumor of uncertain malignant potential was diagnosed. We also describe the features of glomus tumors and the possible differential diagnoses.

Medical subject headings

Anatomy