A painful glomus tumour of the toe: A case report

Steven R. Edwards; Omar Baarini; Afaf Haddad

Foot & Ankle Surgery: Techniques, Reports & Cases (Jan 2022)

A painful glomus tumour of the toe: A case report

Steven R. Edwards,
Omar Baarini,
Afaf Haddad

Affiliations

Steven R. Edwards: Registrar, Australasian College of Podiatric Surgeons, Melbourne, Australia; Podiatry, La Trobe University, Bundoora, Australia; Corresponding author at: Registrar, Australasian College of Podiatric Surgeons, Melbourne, Australia.
Omar Baarini: Podiatry, La Trobe University, Bundoora, Australia; Surgeon, Australasian College of Podiatric Surgeons, Melbourne, Australia
Afaf Haddad: Associate Professor, University of Notre Dame, Fremantle, Australia; Surgical Pathologist, Anatpath Services, Melbourne, Australia

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 2, no. 2
p. 100204

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Glomus tumours are benign neoplastic lesions arising from a thermoregulatory microvascular apparatus known as the glomus body and composed of modified smooth muscle cells. Commonly affecting the hand, they are seldom reported in the foot. Symptoms consist of a classical triad of pain, pressure and sensitivity to cold. We report a case of a symptomatic glomus tumour overlying the apex of the third toe in a 66 year old female. Excision in our case was curative.

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Published in Foot & Ankle Surgery: Techniques, Reports & Cases

ISSN: 2667-3967 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: United States
LCC subjects: Medicine: Surgery
Website: https://www.journals.elsevier.com/foot-and-ankle-surgery-techniques-reports-and-cases

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