Abstract
A glomus tumor is a benign tumor that originates from glomus bodies in peripheral arteriovenous anastomosis sites and is usually found in the skin of the extremities. We report here on a patient with a glomus tumor in the left nasal ala.
A 58-year-old female visited our hospital complaining of spasmodic pain in the left nasal ala. Local findings showed tumor formation in her left nasal ala and a hypervascular tumor was detected by enhanced computed tomography (CT).
We resected the tumor with a safety margin and used the nasolabial flap for reconstruction of the defect. Pathological examination of the resected tumor showed the features of a glomus tumor.
There were no complications and the post-operative result was acceptable. It is a good course without severe narrowing of the nostril, and tumor recurrence has not been detected three months after surgery.
