Biomaterial Database

[Subungual glomus tumor]. 1984

M C Peteiro, and J Toribio

A case of solitary subungual glomus tumor, is reported. The histopathologic findings are characteristic and the clinical examination showed an dystrophy of the nail.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D009260	Nail Diseases	Diseases of the nail plate and tissues surrounding it. The concept is limited to primates.	Disease, Nail,Diseases, Nail,Nail Disease
D005260	Female		Females
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
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000328	Adult	A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available.	Adults
D013933	Thumb	The first digit on the radial side of the hand which in humans lies opposite the other four.	Thumbs