Diseases

Glomus Tumor

A blue-red, extremely painful vascular neoplasm involving a glomeriform arteriovenous anastomosis (glomus body), which may be found anywhere in the skin, most often in the distal portion of the fingers and toes, especially beneath the nail. It is composed of specialized pericytes (sometimes termed glomus cells), usually in single encapsulated nodular masses which may be several millimeters in diameter (From Stedman, 27th ed). CHEMODECTOMA, a tumor of NEURAL CREST origin, is also sometimes called a glomus tumor.

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A blue-red, extremely painful vascular neoplasm involving a glomeriform arteriovenous anastomosis (glomus body), which may be found anywhere in the skin, most often in the distal portion of the fingers and toes, especially beneath the nail. It is composed of specialized pericytes (sometimes termed glomus cells), usually in single encapsulated nodular masses which may be several millimeters in diameter (From Stedman, 27th ed). CHEMODECTOMA, a tumor of NEURAL CREST origin, is also sometimes called a glomus tumor.

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  • Glomus Tumors
  • Tumor, Glomus
  • Tumors, Glomus
  • Glomangioma
  • Glomangiomas

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Indexed with the subheadings blood, blood supply, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, chemistry, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, secondary, surgery, therapy, ultrastructure, urine, veterinary, virology.

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coord IM with precoord organ/neopl term (IM)

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94; was GLOMANGIOMA 1963-93

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  1. C04w.557.645w.350w

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  1. National Library of Medicine. Glomus Tumor. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D005918. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D005918
  2. Glomus Tumor. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glomus_tumor
  3. Glomus Tumor. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4139987