INCIDENTAL GLOMUS-COCCYGEUM - WHEN A NORMAL STRUCTURE LOOKS LIKE A TUMOR

被引:21
作者
ALBRECHT, S [1 ]
ZBIERANOWSKI, I [1 ]
机构
[1] ST MICHAELS HOSP, DEPT PATHOL, 30 BOND ST, TORONTO M5B 1W8, ONTARIO, CANADA
关键词
Glomus coccygeum; Glomus tumor; Pilonidal sinus;
D O I
10.1097/00000478-199010000-00004
中图分类号
R36 [病理学];
学科分类号
100104 ;
摘要
The glomus coccygeum is located at the tip of the coccyx; it measures several millimeters in diameter. We describe two glomera coccygea incidentally discovered in pilonidal sinus excision specimens. Review of several reports of coccygeal glomus tumors indicates that most of them probably represent normal glomera coccygea misdiagnosed as tumors. Pathologists should be aware of this normal structure.
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