Glomus tumor differential diagnosis

Jump to navigation Jump to search

Glomus tumor Microchapters

Home

Patient Information

Overview

Historical Perspective

Classification

Pathophysiology

Causes

Differentiating Glomus tumor from other Diseases

Epidemiology and Demographics

Risk Factors

Screening

Natural History, Complications and Prognosis

Diagnosis

Diagnostic Study of Choice

History and Symptoms

Physical Examination

Laboratory Findings

Electrocardiogram

X Ray

Echocardiography and Ultrasound

CT scan

MRI

Other Imaging Findings

Other Diagnostic Studies

Treatment

Medical Therapy

Surgery

Primary Prevention

Secondary Prevention

Cost-Effectiveness of Therapy

Future or Investigational Therapies

Case Studies

Case #1

Glomus tumor differential diagnosis On the Web

Most recent articles

Most cited articles

Review articles

CME Programs

Powerpoint slides

Images

American Roentgen Ray Society Images of Glomus tumor differential diagnosis

All Images
X-rays
Echo & Ultrasound
CT Images
MRI

Ongoing Trials at Clinical Trials.gov

US National Guidelines Clearinghouse

NICE Guidance

FDA on Glomus tumor differential diagnosis

CDC on Glomus tumor differential diagnosis

Glomus tumor differential diagnosis in the news

Blogs on Glomus tumor differential diagnosis

Directions to Hospitals Treating Glomus tumor

Risk calculators and risk factors for Glomus tumor differential diagnosis

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Soujanya Thummathati, MBBS [2]

Overview

  • Solitary glomus tumors must be differentiated from other diseases that cause pain such as:[1]
    • Leiomyoma or
    • Eccrine spiradenoma
  • Multiple glomus tumors must be differentiated from other diseases such as:[1][2]
    • Cavernous hemangioma
    • Blue rubber-bleb nevus syndrome

Differential diagnosis

  • Solitary glomus tumors must be differentiated from other diseases that cause pain such as:[1]
    • Leiomyoma or
    • Eccrine spiradenoma
  • Multiple glomus tumors must be differentiated from other diseases such as:[1][2][3]
    • Cavernous hemangioma
    • Blue rubber-bleb nevus syndrome
  • Glomus tumors must also be differentiated from the following:[4]
    • Blue nevi
    • Dermatologic manifestations of kaposi sarcoma
    • Dermatologic manifestations of schwannoma
    • Maffucci syndrome
    • Solid and cystic hidradenoma
    • Myopericytoma
    • Myofibromatosis (myofibroma)
    • Angiosarcoma
    • Dermatofibroma
    • Capillary hemangioma

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Lee W, Kwon SB, Cho SH, Eo SR, Kwon C (2015). "Glomus tumor of the hand". Arch Plast Surg. 42 (3): 295–301. doi:10.5999/aps.2015.42.3.295. PMC 4439588. PMID 26015884.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Chatterjee JS, Youssef AH, Brown RM, Nishikawa H (2005). "Congenital nodular multiple glomangioma: a case report". J Clin Pathol. 58 (1): 102–3. doi:10.1136/jcp.2003.014324. PMC 1770555. PMID 15623496.
  3. Glomus tumor. Libre pathology. http://librepathology.org/wiki/index.php/Glomus_tumour Accessed on February 1, 2016.
  4. Paul J. Zhang, Zoltan Gombos (2008), Glomus Tumor, Lafayette, LA: Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, retrieved February 1, 2016