Solitary glomus tumours of the fingers

Glomus tumors of the hand. Presentation of fourteen cases

The authors report a series of fourteen patients with a glomus tumor in the hand. The major symptoms were excruciating spontaneous pain upon mechanical and thermal stimulation of the tumor. In subungual tumors, a blue discoloration is suggestive of diagnosis; but this was found in only 50 percent of cases. The difficult in correct diagnosis and therefore for complete removal is due to in the location of the tumor. Recurrence may occur in cases of incompletely removed tumor. In three cases, the tumor was submitted to electron microscopic examination which led to a better comprehension of the histogenesis of these tumors.

Glomus tumor associated with pacinian hyperplasia--case report

Features of the glomus tumor and the relatively recently described pacinian hyperplasia are described including signs and symptoms, differential diagnosis and treatment. The role of trauma as an etiology is proposed. A case is reported and discussed in which the patient had a glomus tumor and pacinian hyperplasia in an index finger, and a glomus tumor in the small finger of one hand. Treatment of both entities was surgical excision.

Thermographic diagnosis of glomus tumour

We will describe the advantages offered by tele-thermographic test of glomus tumour localized in the hand. Such advantages are the simplicity and absolute safety of the test and the possibility of obtaining useful information on the site and size of the neoplasm, permitting a correct diagnosis even if the characteristic signs are lacking. The test, moreover, can be carried out on an out-patient basis. We will present some of the cases in which dynamic thermography permitted us to confirm the clinical diagnosis of glomus tumour.

Pattern of angiomas in the Igbos of Nigeria

Almost all angiomas fall into three main groups--hemangioma, lymphangioma, and glomangioma. Fifty-one such angiomas were found in approximately 7500 surgical specimens examined at a central laboratory serving the Igbos of Nigeria. The youngest patient was aged 19 days and the oldest 70 years. Most patients presented in the first two decades of life and both sexes were equally affected. Hemangiomas greatly outnumbered the other angiomas; most were cavernous and tended to thrombose, fibrose, or calcify. Lymphangiomas frequently exhibited lymphoid tissue, some showing germinal centers. Glomangiomas occurred mostly in the upper extremity as small, painful masses.