Open AccessMalignant glomus tumor of the intestinal ileum with multiorgan metastases: A case report and review of literature
Author(s) -
Jianhong Chen,
Lin Lin,
Kui-Liang Liu,
Hui Su,
Lingling Wang,
Peng-Peng Ding,
Quan Zhou,
Hong Liu,
Jing Wu
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
world journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 2219-2840
pISSN - 1007-9327
DOI - 10.3748/wjg.v26.i7.770
Subject(s) - ileum , medicine , glomus tumor , pathology , gastroenterology
Glomus tumors (GTs) are rare mesenchymal neoplastic lesions derived from cells of the glomus body. GTs rarely occurs in the visceral organs, where there may be few or no glomus bodies, and the majority of GTs are benign, rarely demonstrating aggressive or malignant behavior and histological features.