[Glomus tumor of the finger pulp: an unusual pediatric case]

J Mal Vasc. 2012 Jul;37(4):219-21. doi: 10.1016/j.jmv.2012.05.004. Epub 2012 Jun 20.
[Article in French]

Abstract

Glomus tumor is a rare benign tumor. Diagnosis is often delayed because of the absence of specific symptoms and confirmation can only be made by histological study. Treatment is always surgical. We report a clinical case of glomus tumor of the thumb pulp in a 6-year-old girl, and we discuss clinical, radiological and histological aspects of this tumor.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Child
  • Female
  • Glomus Tumor / diagnostic imaging
  • Glomus Tumor / pathology
  • Glomus Tumor / surgery*
  • Humans
  • Radiography
  • Soft Tissue Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging
  • Soft Tissue Neoplasms / pathology
  • Soft Tissue Neoplasms / surgery*
  • Thumb / diagnostic imaging
  • Thumb / pathology*
  • Ultrasonography