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*The exact [[incidence]] of glomus tumors is unknown. | *The exact [[incidence]] of glomus tumors is unknown. | ||
*The probable misdiagnosis of many of these lesions as [[hemangioma]]s or venous malformations also makes an accurate assessment of incidence difficult. | *The probable misdiagnosis of many of these lesions as [[hemangioma]]s or venous malformations also makes an accurate assessment of incidence difficult. | ||
===Age=== | ===Age=== | ||
*Solitary glomus tumors commonly affect young to middle aged individuals. | *Solitary glomus tumors commonly affect young to middle aged individuals. | ||
*Multiple glomus tumors commonly affect children. | *Multiple glomus tumors commonly affect children. | ||
**Multiple glomus tumors develop 11–15 years earlier than single lesions. | **Multiple glomus tumors develop 11–15 years earlier than single lesions. | ||
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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
The exact incidence of glomus tumors is unknown. Solitary glomus tumors commonly affect young to middle aged individuals. Multiple glomus tumors commonly affect children. Females are more commonly affected with solitary glomus tumors (particularly subungual lesions) than males. Males are more commonly affected with multiple glomus tumors than females.
Epidemiology and Demographics
Incidence
- The exact incidence of glomus tumors is unknown.
- The probable misdiagnosis of many of these lesions as hemangiomas or venous malformations also makes an accurate assessment of incidence difficult.
Age
- Solitary glomus tumors commonly affect young to middle aged individuals.
- Multiple glomus tumors commonly affect children.
- Multiple glomus tumors develop 11–15 years earlier than single lesions.
- One third of the cases of multiple glomus tumors affect individuals younger than twenty years of age.
Gender
- Females are more commonly affected with solitary glomus tumors (particularly subungual lesions) than males.
- Multiple lesions are slightly more common in males.