Glomus tumor treated by prostaglandin inhibition. Report of a case.
Glomus tumor is a very painful pericytal lesion of the arteriovenous anastomotic complex that controls circulation in a limb. Glomus tumor usually involves a digit. Prostaglandin inhibition may control the glomus tumor pain, but surgical removal is the cure. When the condition is discovered early, or when there is no gross evidence of tumor, thermography and localized anesthetic blocks are invaluable in arriving at the proper diagnosis.
D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005385:Fingers; D005925:Glomus Jugulare Tumor / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007213:Indomethacin / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D010236:Paraganglioma, Extra-Adrenal / Q000188:drug therapy*
D007213:Indomethacin