Glomus tumor of the thumb: case report

We report on a case of glomus tumor in the right thumb. The tumor had a 2-year clinical history. The patient reported the development of a 3-5mm tumor in the distal phalangeunder the nail of the right thumb. The patient also complained of severe and progressive pain. Tests using bidirectional Dopple...

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Main Authors: D. Niklev, A. Al-Sadek, L. Al-Sadek
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Language:English
Published: Trakia University 2017-03-01
Series:Trakia Journal of Sciences
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Online Access:http://tru.uni-sz.bg/tsj/Vol15_N1_2017/T.Al-Sadek2.pdf
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description We report on a case of glomus tumor in the right thumb. The tumor had a 2-year clinical history. The patient reported the development of a 3-5mm tumor in the distal phalangeunder the nail of the right thumb. The patient also complained of severe and progressive pain. Tests using bidirectional Doppler and echo-color-Doppler revealed a presumptive diagnosis of arteriovenous malformation based on the turbulence of the flow and absence of stenosis. The tumor was removed by open surgery and sent for histopathological examination, which showed a diagnosis of glomangioma. The present report describes a rare disease causing extreme discomfort to the patient, which may be treated with surgical resection without sequelae.
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spelling doaj-art-5616dd191e1042a4896f2663ce751c2a2025-08-20T01:51:31ZengTrakia UniversityTrakia Journal of Sciences1312-17231313-35512017-03-01151949710.15547/tjs.2017.01.016Glomus tumor of the thumb: case reportD. NiklevA. Al-SadekL. Al-SadekWe report on a case of glomus tumor in the right thumb. The tumor had a 2-year clinical history. The patient reported the development of a 3-5mm tumor in the distal phalangeunder the nail of the right thumb. The patient also complained of severe and progressive pain. Tests using bidirectional Doppler and echo-color-Doppler revealed a presumptive diagnosis of arteriovenous malformation based on the turbulence of the flow and absence of stenosis. The tumor was removed by open surgery and sent for histopathological examination, which showed a diagnosis of glomangioma. The present report describes a rare disease causing extreme discomfort to the patient, which may be treated with surgical resection without sequelae.http://tru.uni-sz.bg/tsj/Vol15_N1_2017/T.Al-Sadek2.pdfglomus tumorglomangiomathumb
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