Glomus Tumours of the Hand

Geertruyden, Jean Van; Loréa, P.; Goldschmidt, Denis; Fontaine, Serge de; Schuind, Frédéric; Kinnen, L; Ledoux, P.; Moermans, Jean-Pierre

doi:10.1016/s0266-7681(96)80110-0

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“…Glomus bodies reside in the dermis in multiple locations in the body, but they are particularly concentrated in the subungual regions of the fingertips [3]. Thus, glomus tumors occur most commonly in the subungual location, and this location has been especially associated with middle-aged women [4]. The classic triad of symptoms includes intense, paroxysmal pain, pinpoint tenderness and cold sensitivity [4].…”

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Onychomatricoma with Concomitant Subungual Glomus Tumor

Kallis

Miteva

Patel

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Skin Appendage Disord

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Onychomatricoma and glomus tumor are two rare subungual neoplasms with distinct clinical and histopathological features. We report a case of onychomatricoma associated with a glomus tumor in the subungual region of the same finger in a 45-year-old woman. Histopathological examination revealed characteristic findings of both onychomatricoma and glomus tumor. To the best of our knowledge, these two subungual tumors have never before been described occurring concomitantly.

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“…Subungual glomus tumors are painful vascular neoplasms arising from glomus bodies [3,4] that result in red or blue discoloration of the nail plate [5]. This report documents the clinical and histopathological features of a novel case of a patient with both onychomatricoma and subungual glomus tumor of the left fourth fingernail.…”

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Onychomatricoma with Concomitant Subungual Glomus Tumor

Kallis

Miteva

Patel

et al. 2015

Skin Appendage Disord

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“…In our series, the recurrence rate was 13%. True recurrence appears within weeks of surgery and usually represents inadequate excision 20 . Those that reappear years later are believed to be a result of the development of a new tumour near the site of the excision 21 .…”

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“…Multiple surgical approaches have been described in the literature, namely the transungual, lateral subperiosteal and the Keyser-Littler approach 14,20,22 . With the transungual approach, the nail plate is removed and an incision is made on the nail bed, the nail bed is elevated adequately exposing the tumor for removal and is followed by meticulous repair.…”

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Glomus Tumour: A Retrospective Review of 15 Years Experience in A Single Institution

Fazwi¹,

Pa²,

Ahmad³

2011

MOJ

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Glomus tumours (GT), neoplasms of the glomus body comprise 4.5% of upper limb tumours. Seventy-five per cent of these occur in the hand, and most are subungual (50%). We performed a literature review and retrospective search of histopathologically confirmed GT seen from 1995 to 2009. Fifteen patients were identified, with an average age of 49.6 years. Eight were in the hand, 2 in the upper limb, 2 lower limb and 3 in the ear. Eighty-six per cent presented with pain and 50% underwent radiological investigation. Most diagnoses followed biopsy findings. Surgical excision resulted in a recurrence rate of 13%. The average time to diagnosis was 3.3 years. The average duration of symptoms was 7 to 11 years with an average of 2 to 3 consultations prediagnosis. MRI remains the most useful imaging modality (82 to 90% sensitivity). Excision biopsy is the most common treatment. Greater awareness is needed for quicker diagnosis.

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Longitudinal Erythronychia of the Fingernail

Lipner

Scher

2016

JAMA Dermatol

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A man in his 70s presented to the clinic with a split in the right fifth fingernail for the past 10 years. He reported paroxysmal, intermittent pain that was exacerbated by cold weather. He fractured the digit more than 30 years earlier. Physical examination revealed distal nail plate splitting with accompanying longitudinal erythronychia (Figure , A) and tenderness on palpation of the nail unit. Magnetic resonance imaging revealed a nail matrix lesion (Figure , B), which was excised using a transungual approach with partial nail avulsion. The specimen was analyzed by histopathology (Figure, C and D). Histopathologic image D Histopathologic image C Magnetic resonance image B Physical examination A Figure. A, Right fifth fingernail with distal nail plate splitting and longitudinal erythronychia. B, Magnetic resonance image shows localization of the tumor to the nail matrix. C, Hematoxylin-eosin stain (original magnification ×4). D, Hematoxylin-eosin stain (original magnification ×20). WHAT IS YOUR DIAGNOSIS? A. Amelanotic melanoma B. Onychopapilloma C. Glomus tumor D. Squamous cell carcinoma in situ Clinical Review & Education

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Glomus Tumours of the Hand

Cited by 184 publications

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Onychomatricoma with Concomitant Subungual Glomus Tumor

Onychomatricoma with Concomitant Subungual Glomus Tumor

Glomus Tumour: A Retrospective Review of 15 Years Experience in A Single Institution

Longitudinal Erythronychia of the Fingernail

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