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Skin glomus tumor

MedGen UID:
87537
•Concept ID:
C0346083
•
Neoplastic Process
Synonyms: Glomus Neoplasm of Skin; glomus neoplasm of skin; Glomus Neoplasm of the Skin; glomus neoplasm of the skin; Glomus Skin Neoplasm; glomus skin neoplasm; Glomus Skin Tumor; glomus skin tumor; glomus skin tumour; Glomus tumor of skin; Glomus Tumor of Skin; glomus tumor of skin; Glomus Tumor of the Skin; glomus tumor of the skin; glomus tumour of skin; glomus tumour of the skin; Skin Glomus Neoplasm; skin glomus neoplasm; Skin Glomus Tumor; skin glomus tumor; zone of skin glomus tumor; zone of skin glomus tumour
SNOMED CT: Glomus tumor of skin (254795008)
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0002295

Definition

A glomus tumor arising from the skin. It usually presents as a small red-blue nodule and it often associated with pain at the site. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVSkin glomus tumor

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Glomangioma in the hand: diagnosis, treatment, and challenges.
Szmyd B, Malicki M, Blaszczyk M, Karuga FF, Braun M, Sołek J, Jabbar R, Jankowski J, Wysiadecki G, Radek M
Neurol Neurochir Pol 2023;57(4):387-391. Epub 2023 Jun 21 doi: 10.5603/PJNNS.a2023.0039. PMID: 37341191
Diagnosis and surgical treatment of benign nail unit tumors.
Starace M, Rubin AI, Di Chiacchio NG, Pampaloni F, Alessandrini A, Piraccini BM, Iorizzo M
J Dtsch Dermatol Ges 2023 Feb;21(2):116-129. doi: 10.1111/ddg.14942. PMID: 36808456
Diagnosis and management of extensive vascular malformations of the lower limb: part I. Clinical diagnosis.
Redondo P, Aguado L, Martínez-Cuesta A
J Am Acad Dermatol 2011 Nov;65(5):893-906; quiz 907-8. doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2010.12.047. PMID: 22000870

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Glomus tumors around or in the knee: a case report and literature review.
Wang Y, Li T, Lv Z, Bian Y, Feng B, Liu Y, Zhou X, Weng X
BMC Surg 2022 Mar 16;22(1):97. doi: 10.1186/s12893-022-01545-8. PMID: 35296290Free PMC Article
Glomus tumors of the upper extremity.
Çevik HB, Çiçek ÇA, Kayahan S, Gümüstas SA, Filinte GT
Handchir Mikrochir Plast Chir 2021 Feb;53(1):72-75. Epub 2021 Feb 15 doi: 10.1055/a-1333-2459. PMID: 33588493
Ultrasound features of the subungual glomus tumor and squamous cell carcinomas.
Sechi A, Alessandrini A, Patrizi A, Starace M, Caposiena Caro RD, Vara G, Brandi N, Golfieri R, Piraccini BM
Skin Res Technol 2020 Nov;26(6):867-875. Epub 2020 Jun 25 doi: 10.1111/srt.12888. PMID: 32585749
High resolution MRI of nail tumors and tumor-like conditions.
Mundada P, Becker M, Lenoir V, Stefanelli S, Rougemont AL, Beaulieu JY, Boudabbous S
Eur J Radiol 2019 Mar;112:93-105. Epub 2019 Jan 6 doi: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2019.01.004. PMID: 30777226
Acral manifestations of soft tissue tumors.
Paral KM, Petronic-Rosic V
Clin Dermatol 2017 Jan-Feb;35(1):85-98. Epub 2016 Sep 10 doi: 10.1016/j.clindermatol.2016.09.012. PMID: 27938817

Diagnosis

Glomus tumors of the upper extremity.
Çevik HB, Çiçek ÇA, Kayahan S, Gümüstas SA, Filinte GT
Handchir Mikrochir Plast Chir 2021 Feb;53(1):72-75. Epub 2021 Feb 15 doi: 10.1055/a-1333-2459. PMID: 33588493
Clinical and onychoscopic characteristics of subungual glomus tumor: a cross-sectional study.
Grover C, Jayasree P, Kaliyadan F
Int J Dermatol 2021 Jun;60(6):693-702. Epub 2020 Dec 17 doi: 10.1111/ijd.15358. PMID: 33332614
Acral manifestations of soft tissue tumors.
Paral KM, Petronic-Rosic V
Clin Dermatol 2017 Jan-Feb;35(1):85-98. Epub 2016 Sep 10 doi: 10.1016/j.clindermatol.2016.09.012. PMID: 27938817
Diagnosis using the nail bed and hyponychium.
Perera E, Sinclair R
Dermatol Clin 2015 Apr;33(2):257-63. Epub 2015 Feb 15 doi: 10.1016/j.det.2014.12.006. PMID: 25828715
Nail tumors.
Richert B, Lecerf P, Caucanas M, André J
Clin Dermatol 2013 Sep-Oct;31(5):602-17. doi: 10.1016/j.clindermatol.2013.06.014. PMID: 24079590

Therapy

Successful Treatment of Congenital Multiple Glomangiomas With Nd:YAG Lasers.
Mishlab S, Avitan-Hersh E, Khmaysi Z
Dermatol Surg 2021 Jun 1;47(6):865-866. doi: 10.1097/DSS.0000000000003046. PMID: 33899802
Temporary noncicatricial focal alopecia following Gamma knife radiosurgery: Case series and review of literature.
Tripathi M, Buddhiraja M, Kumar N, Batish A, Ahuja CK, Kamboj P, Kaur R, Kaur A
Neurol India 2018 Sep-Oct;66(5):1469-1474. doi: 10.4103/0028-3886.241362. PMID: 30233022
Laser Therapy for an Acquired Glomuvenous Malformation (Glomus Tumour): A Nonsurgical Approach.
Rivers JK, Rivers CA, Li MK, Martinka M
J Cutan Med Surg 2016 Jan;20(1):80-3. Epub 2015 Jul 15 doi: 10.1177/1203475415596121. PMID: 26177926
The association between glomus tumors and neurofibromatosis.
Harrison B, Moore AM, Calfee R, Sammer DM
J Hand Surg Am 2013 Aug;38(8):1571-4. Epub 2013 Jul 9 doi: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2013.05.025. PMID: 23849732
Anterolateral approach to the craniocervical junction.
Passacantilli E, Santoro A, Pichierri A, Delfini R, Cantore G
J Neurosurg Spine 2005 Aug;3(2):123-8. doi: 10.3171/spi.2005.3.2.0123. PMID: 16370301

Prognosis

Dermoscopy of glomus tumour: a cross-sectional study of 86 cases.
Álvarez-Salafranca M, Bañuls J, Thomas L, Hirata SH, Argenziano G, Medina C, Lacarrubba F, Del Pozo LJ, Ara M, Zaballos P
J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 2022 Nov;36(11):2016-2024. Epub 2022 Aug 5 doi: 10.1111/jdv.18432. PMID: 35841303
Glomus tumors around or in the knee: a case report and literature review.
Wang Y, Li T, Lv Z, Bian Y, Feng B, Liu Y, Zhou X, Weng X
BMC Surg 2022 Mar 16;22(1):97. doi: 10.1186/s12893-022-01545-8. PMID: 35296290Free PMC Article
Clinical and onychoscopic characteristics of subungual glomus tumor: a cross-sectional study.
Grover C, Jayasree P, Kaliyadan F
Int J Dermatol 2021 Jun;60(6):693-702. Epub 2020 Dec 17 doi: 10.1111/ijd.15358. PMID: 33332614
Nail tumors.
Richert B, Lecerf P, Caucanas M, André J
Clin Dermatol 2013 Sep-Oct;31(5):602-17. doi: 10.1016/j.clindermatol.2013.06.014. PMID: 24079590
The association between glomus tumors and neurofibromatosis.
Harrison B, Moore AM, Calfee R, Sammer DM
J Hand Surg Am 2013 Aug;38(8):1571-4. Epub 2013 Jul 9 doi: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2013.05.025. PMID: 23849732

Clinical prediction guides

Clinico-epidemiological profile and management outcome of subungual digital glomus tumor-Indian experience.
Singal A, Bisherwal K, Agrawal S, Bhat S, Diwakar P
Dermatol Ther 2022 Oct;35(10):e15745. Epub 2022 Aug 7 doi: 10.1111/dth.15745. PMID: 36190009
Glomus tumors of the upper extremity.
Çevik HB, Çiçek ÇA, Kayahan S, Gümüstas SA, Filinte GT
Handchir Mikrochir Plast Chir 2021 Feb;53(1):72-75. Epub 2021 Feb 15 doi: 10.1055/a-1333-2459. PMID: 33588493
Clinical and onychoscopic characteristics of subungual glomus tumor: a cross-sectional study.
Grover C, Jayasree P, Kaliyadan F
Int J Dermatol 2021 Jun;60(6):693-702. Epub 2020 Dec 17 doi: 10.1111/ijd.15358. PMID: 33332614
Cutaneous angiolipoleiomyoma.
Fitzpatrick JE, Mellette JR Jr, Hwang RJ, Golitz LE, Zaim MT, Clemons D
J Am Acad Dermatol 1990 Dec;23(6 Pt 1):1093-8. doi: 10.1016/0190-9622(90)70339-j. PMID: 2273108
Cutaneous myofibroma.
Smith KJ, Skelton HG, Barrett TL, Lupton GP, Graham JH
Mod Pathol 1989 Nov;2(6):603-9. PMID: 2587567

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