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Gastric Glomus Tumor

MedGen UID:
474057
•Concept ID:
C3272424
•
Neoplastic Process

Definition

A rare glomus tumor that arises from the stomach. It is seen in adults, especially women. The majority of cases follow a benign clinical course. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVGastric Glomus Tumor

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Endoscopic diagnosis and treatment of gastric glomus tumors.
Zhang Y, Zhou P, Xu M, Chen W, Li Q, Ji Y, Yao L
Gastrointest Endosc 2011 Feb;73(2):371-5. doi: 10.1016/j.gie.2010.10.023. PMID: 21295648

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Clinicopathologic features of gastric glomus tumor: A report of 15 cases and literature review.
Deng M, Luo R, Huang J, Luo Y, Song Q, Liang H, Xu C, Yuan W, Hou Y
Pathol Oncol Res 2022;28:1610824. Epub 2023 Jan 9 doi: 10.3389/pore.2022.1610824. PMID: 36699621Free PMC Article
Computed tomography features and clinicopathological characteristics of gastric glomus tumor.
Xing JJ, Huang WP, Wang F, Chai YR, Gao JB
BMC Gastroenterol 2022 Apr 9;22(1):174. doi: 10.1186/s12876-022-02241-w. PMID: 35397495Free PMC Article
Differentiation of gastric glomus tumor from small gastric stromal tumor by computed tomography.
Wang J, Liu C, Ao W, An Y, Zhang W, Niu Z, Jia Y
J Int Med Res 2020 Aug;48(8):300060520936194. doi: 10.1177/0300060520936194. PMID: 32779507Free PMC Article
Gastric Glomus Tumor: A Clinicopathologic and Immunohistochemical Study of 21 Cases.
Lin J, Shen J, Yue H, Li Q, Cheng Y, Zhou M
Biomed Res Int 2020;2020:5637893. Epub 2020 Apr 3 doi: 10.1155/2020/5637893. PMID: 32337257Free PMC Article
Features of gastric glomus tumor: a clinicopathologic, immunohistochemical and molecular retrospective study.
Wang ZB, Yuan J, Shi HY
Int J Clin Exp Pathol 2014;7(4):1438-48. Epub 2014 Mar 15 PMID: 24817939Free PMC Article

Diagnosis

Clinicopathologic features of gastric glomus tumor: A report of 15 cases and literature review.
Deng M, Luo R, Huang J, Luo Y, Song Q, Liang H, Xu C, Yuan W, Hou Y
Pathol Oncol Res 2022;28:1610824. Epub 2023 Jan 9 doi: 10.3389/pore.2022.1610824. PMID: 36699621Free PMC Article
Gastric glomus tumor on fine needle aspiration.
Sura GH, Khazai L
Diagn Cytopathol 2022 Dec;50(12):581-582. Epub 2022 Sep 13 doi: 10.1002/dc.25055. PMID: 36101971
Computed tomography features and clinicopathological characteristics of gastric glomus tumor.
Xing JJ, Huang WP, Wang F, Chai YR, Gao JB
BMC Gastroenterol 2022 Apr 9;22(1):174. doi: 10.1186/s12876-022-02241-w. PMID: 35397495Free PMC Article
Gastric glomus tumor: a case report and review of the literature.
Tsagkataki ES, Flamourakis ME, Gkionis IG, Giakoumakis MI, Delimpaltadakis GN, Kazamias GM, Giannikaki ES, Christodoulakis MS
J Med Case Rep 2021 Aug 16;15(1):415. doi: 10.1186/s13256-021-03011-0. PMID: 34392835Free PMC Article
Gastric Glomus Tumor: A Clinicopathologic and Immunohistochemical Study of 21 Cases.
Lin J, Shen J, Yue H, Li Q, Cheng Y, Zhou M
Biomed Res Int 2020;2020:5637893. Epub 2020 Apr 3 doi: 10.1155/2020/5637893. PMID: 32337257Free PMC Article

Therapy

Differentiation of gastric glomus tumor from small gastric stromal tumor by computed tomography.
Wang J, Liu C, Ao W, An Y, Zhang W, Niu Z, Jia Y
J Int Med Res 2020 Aug;48(8):300060520936194. doi: 10.1177/0300060520936194. PMID: 32779507Free PMC Article

Prognosis

Clinicopathologic features of gastric glomus tumor: A report of 15 cases and literature review.
Deng M, Luo R, Huang J, Luo Y, Song Q, Liang H, Xu C, Yuan W, Hou Y
Pathol Oncol Res 2022;28:1610824. Epub 2023 Jan 9 doi: 10.3389/pore.2022.1610824. PMID: 36699621Free PMC Article
Management of gastric glomus tumor: A case report.
Wang X, Hanif S, Wang B, Chai C
Medicine (Baltimore) 2019 Sep;98(38):e16980. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000016980. PMID: 31567933Free PMC Article
Gastric glomus tumor: a case report.
Vassiliou I, Tympa A, Theodosopoulos T, Dafnios N, Fragulidis G, Koureas A, Kairi E
World J Surg Oncol 2010 Mar 22;8:19. doi: 10.1186/1477-7819-8-19. PMID: 20307271Free PMC Article
Rare gastric glomus tumor causing upper gastrointestinal bleeding, with review of the endoscopic ultrasound features.
Chou KC, Yang CW, Yen HH
Endoscopy 2010;42 Suppl 2:E58-9. Epub 2010 Feb 15 doi: 10.1055/s-0029-1243827. PMID: 20157891
Gastric glomus tumor.
Kapur U, Hobbs CM, McDermott E, Mooney EE
Ann Diagn Pathol 2004 Feb;8(1):32-5. doi: 10.1016/j.anndiagpath.2003.11.008. PMID: 15129908

Clinical prediction guides

Clinicopathologic features of gastric glomus tumor: A report of 15 cases and literature review.
Deng M, Luo R, Huang J, Luo Y, Song Q, Liang H, Xu C, Yuan W, Hou Y
Pathol Oncol Res 2022;28:1610824. Epub 2023 Jan 9 doi: 10.3389/pore.2022.1610824. PMID: 36699621Free PMC Article
Computed tomography features and clinicopathological characteristics of gastric glomus tumor.
Xing JJ, Huang WP, Wang F, Chai YR, Gao JB
BMC Gastroenterol 2022 Apr 9;22(1):174. doi: 10.1186/s12876-022-02241-w. PMID: 35397495Free PMC Article
Management of gastric glomus tumor: A case report.
Wang X, Hanif S, Wang B, Chai C
Medicine (Baltimore) 2019 Sep;98(38):e16980. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000016980. PMID: 31567933Free PMC Article
Features of gastric glomus tumor: a clinicopathologic, immunohistochemical and molecular retrospective study.
Wang ZB, Yuan J, Shi HY
Int J Clin Exp Pathol 2014;7(4):1438-48. Epub 2014 Mar 15 PMID: 24817939Free PMC Article
Gastric glomus tumor.
Kapur U, Hobbs CM, McDermott E, Mooney EE
Ann Diagn Pathol 2004 Feb;8(1):32-5. doi: 10.1016/j.anndiagpath.2003.11.008. PMID: 15129908

Recent systematic reviews

Glomus Tumor of the Stomach: A Systematic Review and Illustrative Case Report.
Pansa A, Samà L, Ruspi L, Sicoli F, Cananzi FCM, Quagliuolo V
Dig Dis 2023;41(1):17-33. Epub 2022 Jun 26 doi: 10.1159/000525513. PMID: 35753305

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