Prepatellar Glomus Tumor of the Knee without an Identifiable Mass on MRI: A Case Report.
Elyse J BerlinbergDanielle H MarkusGeorge JourEric J StraussPublished in: JBJS case connector (2021)
Glomus tumors are a rare cause of severe knee pain that completely resolves after excision. In the patient with extreme, localized knee sensitivity, it is important to consider this pathology even if no mass is identified on imaging.
Keyphrases
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