Journal of Clinical Case Reports

Small Intestinal Glomus Tumor as an Uncommon Cause of Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage: A Case Report and Review of The Literature

Abstract

Han Yu*, Lian Hu

Gastrointestinal glomus tumors are rare and almost always occur in the stomach. Up to now, only a very few cases have been reported in small intestine. Here, we present the ninth case of small intestinal glomus tumor in English literature. The 30-year-old female was referred to our hospital with chief complaints of melena and fatigue. Oral balloon-assisted enteroscopy revealed a 2.0*2.0 cm mass in the jejunum. Partial enterectomy was then performed and postoperative pathology reported a benign glomus tumor. No further melena was observed and also no malignant transformation or recurrence was detected after surgery. In conclusion, together with the literature review, small intestinal glomus tumor is an extremely rare cause of gastrointestinal hemorrhage. Early diagnosis and treatment are important to improve the prognosis since the potential risk of malignancy.