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**Widespread [[metastases]] may occur which are fatal | **Widespread [[metastases]] may occur which are fatal | ||
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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
If left untreated, patients with glomus tumors may progress to develop pain and nail discoloration. A common complication of the glomus tumor is malignant change in multiple tumors. Common complications of glomus tumors post operatively include nail deformities and recurrence. Prognosis is generally excellent for solitary glomus tumors and malignant glomus tumors treated with wide excision. However, the prognosis is poor for malignant glomus tumors with widespread metastases.[1][2][3]
Natural History
If left untreated, patients with glomus tumors may progress to develop pain and nail discoloration.[2]
Complications
- A common complication of the glomus tumor is malignant change in multiple glomus tumors (glomangiosarcomas).[1]
- Very rare and usually only locally invasive
- Widespread metastases may occur which are fatal
- Common complications of glomus tumors post operatively include:[1][2]
Prognosis
Prognosis is generally excellent for solitary glomus tumors and malignant glomus tumors treated with wide excision. However, the prognosis is poor for malignant glomus tumors with widespread metastases.[1][3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Glomus tumor. Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glomus_tumor Accessed on February 1, 2016
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Grover C, Khurana A, Jain R, Rathi V (2013). "Transungual surgical excision of subungual glomus tumour". J Cutan Aesthet Surg. 6 (4): 196–203. doi:10.4103/0974-2077.123401. PMC 3884883. PMID 24470715.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Blanchard AJ (1941). "The Pathology of Glomus Tumours". Can Med Assoc J. 44 (4): 357–60. PMC 1827043. PMID 20322052.
- ↑ Hazani R, Houle JM, Kasdan ML, Wilhelmi BJ (2008). "Glomus tumors of the hand". Eplasty. 8: e48. PMC 2567120. PMID 18997858.