Multiple glomus tumor: a case report and review of the literature. 1999

E V Moor, and I Goldberg, and M Westreich
Department of Plastic Surgery, Assaf Harofeh Medical Center, Zerifin, Israel.

Multiple glomus tumors are extremely rare and differ from the more common solitary glomus tumors in their clinical presentation and histological features. The authors report a case of multiple glomus tumors of the right hand in a 65-year-old man, its treatment, and a review of the features of this uncommon tumor. The tumor usually presents as a painful, firm, purplish, solitary nodule of the extremities, especially in the nail bed. Multiple glomus tumors are described as softer, more compressible, bluish nodules and they occur with less frequency than solitary tumors. They are often inherited in an autosomal dominant pattern. The authors present a case of multiple glomus tumors of the right hand, in which many small, painful, red papules were grouped in the right hypothenar region. The patient was treated by wide excision of the lesion and coverage of the defect with an ulnar artery forearm flap.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008297 Male Males
D005918 Glomus Tumor A blue-red, extremely painful vascular neoplasm involving a glomeriform arteriovenous anastomosis (glomus body), which may be found anywhere in the skin, most often in the distal portion of the fingers and toes, especially beneath the nail. It is composed of specialized pericytes (sometimes termed glomus cells), usually in single encapsulated nodular masses which may be several millimeters in diameter (From Stedman, 27th ed). CHEMODECTOMA, a tumor of NEURAL CREST origin, is also sometimes called a glomus tumor. Glomangioma,Glomangiomas,Glomus Tumors,Tumor, Glomus,Tumors, Glomus
D006225 Hand The distal part of the arm beyond the wrist in humans and primates, that includes the palm, fingers, and thumb. Hands
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000368 Aged A person 65 years of age or older. For a person older than 79 years, AGED, 80 AND OVER is available. Elderly
D012878 Skin Neoplasms Tumors or cancer of the SKIN. Cancer of Skin,Skin Cancer,Cancer of the Skin,Neoplasms, Skin,Cancer, Skin,Cancers, Skin,Neoplasm, Skin,Skin Cancers,Skin Neoplasm

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