Glomus tumor pathophysiology
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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
Glomus tumor arises from modified smooth muscle cells of glomus body (or glomus apparatus). Glomus body is a neuromyoarterial plexus in the dermis of skin that is normally involved in thermoregulation.
Pathophysiology
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![Intermediate magnification micrograph of a glomus tumor. H&E stain.[1]](/images/3/39/Glomus_tumour_-_intermed_mag.jpg)
Intermediate magnification micrograph of a glomus tumor. H&E stain.[1]
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![High magnification micrograph of a glomus tumor. H&E stain.[2]](/images/d/d8/1200px-Glomus_tumour_-_high_mag.jpg)
High magnification micrograph of a glomus tumor. H&E stain.[2]
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![Very high magnification micrograph of a glomus tumor. H&E stain.[3]](/images/4/48/1200px-Glomus_tumour_-_2_-_very_high_mag.jpg)
Very high magnification micrograph of a glomus tumor. H&E stain.[3]
![Intermediate magnification micrograph of a glomus tumor. H&E stain.[1]](/index.php/File:Glomus_tumour_-_intermed_mag.jpg)
![High magnification micrograph of a glomus tumor. H&E stain.[2]](/index.php/File:1200px-Glomus_tumour_-_high_mag.jpg)
![Very high magnification micrograph of a glomus tumor. H&E stain.[3]](/index.php/File:1200px-Glomus_tumour_-_2_-_very_high_mag.jpg)
References
- ↑ Glomus tumor. Wikimedia commons. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Glomus_tumour_-_very_high_mag.jpg#/media/File:Glomus_tumour_-_intermed_mag.jpg Accessed on January 7, 2016.
- ↑ Glomus tumor. Wikimedia commons. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Glomus_tumour_-_very_high_mag.jpg#/media/File:Glomus_tumour_-_high_mag.jpg Accessed on January 7, 2016.
- ↑ Glomus tumor. Wikimedia commons. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Glomus_tumour_-_very_high_mag.jpg#/media/File:Glomus_tumour_-_2_-_very_high_mag.jpg Accessed on January 7, 2016.
