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Gray‐scale and color Doppler sonographic appearances of nonsubungual soft‐tissue glomus tumors
Author(s) -
Park HeeJin,
Jeon Yong Hwan,
Kim Sam Soo,
Lee SungMoon,
Kim WanTae,
Park NohHyuck,
Park SungIl,
Hong HyunPyo,
Rho MyungHo
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
journal of clinical ultrasound
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.272
H-Index - 61
eISSN - 1097-0096
pISSN - 0091-2751
DOI - 10.1002/jcu.20830
Subject(s) - medicine , vascularity , glomus tumor , soft tissue , radiology , ultrasound
Background. To evaluate the sonographic findings of soft‐tissue nonsubungual glomus tumors. Methods. The sonographic appearances of nine histologically proven soft‐tissue glomus tumors of nonsubungual location in nine patients (mean age, 49 years; M:F = 7:2) were reviewed retrospectively. Doppler examination and surgical excision were performed in all cases. Results. The mean size of the lesions was 1 cm. The margins of the lesions were relatively well‐circumscribed in eight of nine patients (89%) with an ovoid shape in seven of nine patients (78%). The vascularity was moderate to rich in all cases, with an arterial flow pattern but no arteriovenous shunt patterns. The “vascular stalk sign” was noted in six cases (67%). Conclusions. Nonsubungual glomus tumors are rare soft‐tissue tumors with abundant vascularity and arterial flow pattern. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Clin Ultrasound, 2011;