Familial multiple glomangiomas.
A 17-year-old patient had painful multiple glomangiomas, with an exceptionally strong family history extending back five generations. The mode of genetic transmission appeared to be autosomal dominant with complete gene penetrance. Simple excision provided symptom relief.
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Division of Plastic Surgery, Scripps Clinic and Research Foundation, La Jolla, CA 92037.
D000293:Adolescent; D003238:Connective Tissue / Q000473:pathology; D004730:Endothelium, Vascular / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D005918:Glomus Tumor / Q000235:genetics* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D009386:Neoplastic Syndromes, Hereditary / Q000235:genetics* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D010375:Pedigree; D012983:Soft Tissue Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery