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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 body was first discovered by Hoyer, a polish anatomist, in 1877. Glomus tumor was first described in 1924 by Barre and Masson.
Historical Perspective
- Glomus tumor was first described by Wood in the Edinburgh Medical Journal of 1812.[1]
- However, Wood described it as a small, bluish, benign, subcutaneous nodule associated with severe paroxysmal pain and tenderness.
- He called this lesion a “painful subcutaneous tubercle.”
- In 1878, Kolaczek described the subungual location of a painful tubercle, which he believed to be a variant of angiosarcoma.
- Glomus tumor was first correctly described by Barre and Masson in 1924.[1]
- They correctly interpreted the pathologic anatomy of the painful tubercle.
- Barre and Masson called it a glomus tumor because of its relationship to the normal neuromyoarterial glomus.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Garman ME, Orengo IF, Netscher D, Schwartz MR, Rosen T (2003). "On glomus tumors, warts, and razors". Dermatol Surg. 29 (2): 192–4. PMID 12562354.