Congenital plaque-like glomangioma: report of two cases

Glomus tumors are rare hamartomas that originate from the glomus body. These tumors can be divided into solitary and multiple, the latter also known as glomangioma. We report the case of two patients with a rare variety of glomangioma called congenital plaque-like glomangioma. It presents as numerou...

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Autores principales: de Souza, Nivea Godinho Alves, Wedy, Gláucia Ferreira, Nai, Gisele Alborghetti, de Abreu, Marilda Aparecida Milanez Morgado
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Sociedade Brasileira de Dermatologia 2017
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5726674/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29267443
http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/abd1806-4841.20175766
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Sumario:Glomus tumors are rare hamartomas that originate from the glomus body. These tumors can be divided into solitary and multiple, the latter also known as glomangioma. We report the case of two patients with a rare variety of glomangioma called congenital plaque-like glomangioma. It presents as numerous red to bluish compressible papules, that increase in size in proportion with the weight and height growth of the child. Diagnostic confirmation is with histopathology and the treatment is surgical.

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