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Prepatellar Glomus Tumor of the Knee without an Identifiable Mass on MRI: A Case Report
Elyse J Berlinberg1, Danielle H Markus1, George Jour2
1Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, NYU Langone Medical Center, New York, New York.
Case:
A 71-year-old man presented with extreme anterior knee pain. His history, physical examination, and imaging were consistent with prepatellar bursitis, but his pain seemed out of proportion for these findings. The patient eventually underwent marginal excision of the inflamed prepatellar bursa which histopathology identified as a glomangioma. Postoperatively, he has complete resolution of his pain and has returned to his daily activities.
Conclusion:
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.
