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Paravertebral glomus tumors

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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.

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  1. Department of Neuroradiology, University Hospital of Homburg, 66421, Homburg, Germany

    Christoph Axmann, Verena Moeller & Wolfgang Reith

  2. Department of Neuropathology, University Hospital of Homburg, 66421, Homburg, Germany

    Wolfgang Feiden

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Axmann, C., Feiden, W., Moeller, V. et al. Paravertebral glomus tumors. Skeletal Radiol 34, 112–115 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00256-004-0868-5

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