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Glomus tumor of the lateral aspect of the knee joint

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Background

We report a rare case of glomus tumor that occurred in the lateral joint of the knee. A 54‐year‐old man was referred to us with a 3‐year history of lateral pain in the left knee and the diagnosis of lateral meniscus injury. Physical examination revealed a small trigger point localized just on the lateral joint space. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) showed a very small round mass in the subcutaneous tissue at the level of the lateral joint space.

Treatment

Excisional biopsy was performed, and the histology was characteristic of a glomus tumor. The patient was asymptomatic immediately after the operation. At the 3-year follow‐up after the operation, no recurrence was seen.

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  1. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Saiseikai Nara Hospital, 4-643 Hachijo, Nara-shi, 6308145, Nara, Japan

    Kohjirou Okahashi, Kazuya Sugimoto, Makoto Iwai & Kouji Kaneko

  2. Samma Orthopaedic Clinic, Nara, Japan

    Masayuki Samma

  3. Nara Shin-ohmiya Orthopaedic Clinic, Nara, Japan

    Yoshiyuki Fujisawa

  4. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Nara Medical University, Nara, Japan

    Yoshinori Takakura

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Okahashi, K., Sugimoto, K., Iwai, M. et al. Glomus tumor of the lateral aspect of the knee joint. Arch Orthop Trauma Surg 124, 636–638 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00402-003-0632-7

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