Glomus tumor as a cause of coccygodynia

Painful glomus tumors near the coccyx have not yet been described before. Three patients with coccygodynia were treated by excision of the glomus coccygeum. All of them were free of pain afterwards. Two glomus tumors were found. The tumors of the glomus coccygeum are compared with the well-known glo...

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Published inChirurg Vol. 56; no. 4; p. 243
Main Authors Nutz, V, Stelzner, F
Format Journal Article
LanguageGerman
Published Germany 01.04.1985
Subjects
Adolescent
Adult
Back Pain - etiology
Back Pain - pathology
Coccyx - pathology
Coccyx - surgery
Female
Glomus Tumor - complications
Glomus Tumor - pathology
Glomus Tumor - surgery
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Spinal Neoplasms - complications
Spinal Neoplasms - pathology
Spinal Neoplasms - surgery
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Summary:Painful glomus tumors near the coccyx have not yet been described before. Three patients with coccygodynia were treated by excision of the glomus coccygeum. All of them were free of pain afterwards. Two glomus tumors were found. The tumors of the glomus coccygeum are compared with the well-known glomus tumors "Masson".
ISSN:0009-4722