Glomus tumor history and symptoms
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Soujanya Thummathati, MBBS [2]
Overview
A detailed history from the patient may be helpful. A positive history of trauma may be present. A positive family history may be present in patients with multiple glomus tumors (autosomal dominant).Symptoms of glomus tumor include hypersensitivity to cold and paroxysmal pain at a well defined site.
History
- A detailed history from the patient may be helpful. A positive history of trauma may be present.[1]
- A positive family history may be present in patients with multiple glomus tumors (autosomal dominant).[1]
Symptoms
- Symptoms of solitary glomus tumor include:[4][5]
- Pain
- Paroxysmal
- Cold sensitivity
- Reproduced when the lesion is placed in cold water
- May worsen at night
- Extreme point tenderness in the region of the tumor
- Disappears when a tourniquet is applied
- Subungual glomus tumors are particularly painful
- Multiple glomus tumors are usually painless.
- Pain
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Blanchard AJ (1941). "The Pathology of Glomus Tumours". Can Med Assoc J. 44 (4): 357–60. PMC 1827043. PMID 20322052.
- ↑ Pater TJ, Marks RM (2004). "Glomus tumor of the hallux: case presentation and review of the literature". Foot Ankle Int. 25 (6): 434–7. doi:10.1177/107110070402500614. PMID 15215032.
- ↑ Tomak Y, Akcay I, Dabak N, Eroglu L (2003). "Subungual glomus tumours of the hand: diagnosis and treatment of 14 cases". Scand J Plast Reconstr Surg Hand Surg. 37 (2): 121–4. PMID 12755514.
- ↑ Brouillard P, Ghassibé M, Penington A, Boon LM, Dompmartin A, Temple IK; et al. (2005). "Four common glomulin mutations cause two thirds of glomuvenous malformations ("familial glomangiomas"): evidence for a founder effect". J Med Genet. 42 (2): e13. doi:10.1136/jmg.2004.024174. PMC 1735996. PMID 15689436.
- ↑ Samaniego E, Crespo A, Sanz A (2009). "[Key diagnostic features and treatment of subungual glomus tumor]". Actas Dermosifiliogr. 100 (10): 875–82. PMID 20038364.