Trakia Journal of Sciences (Mar 2017)

Glomus tumor of the thumb: case report

  • D. Niklev,
  • A. Al-Sadek,
  • L. Al-Sadek

DOI
https://doi.org/10.15547/tjs.2017.01.016
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 15, no. 1
pp. 94 – 97

Abstract

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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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