Glomus tumor of the small bowel

Abstract

Glomus tumors (GTs) are benign vascular neoplasms of soft tissues that occur in peripheral acral areas.
Most intra-abdominal GTs develop in the stomach; the incidence of intestinal presentation is very low,
We report the case of a 26-year-old female patient with chronic mild pain in the umbilical region with
no other symptoms or signs. The imaging tests demonstrated a heterogeneous abdominopelvic mass
with a solid vascularized component, and a cystic component with papillary projections.
The pathology examination of the surgical specimen reported the diagnosis of GT of the small bowel
(SB). We conducted a review of the literature and found their low incidence, affecting both men and
women between 26 and 88 years without a predominant geographic distribution.
Glomus tumors should be considered as a rare differential diagnosis in the presence of small SB tumors