title: Glomus tumours of the hand and foot.
abstract: Between 1982 and 1991 we treated 48 patients with a glomus tumour in the hand or foot. There were 42 women and 6 men, aged between 14 and 61 years. Forty-five tumours were in the subungual region and 41 were on the anterolateral aspect of a distal phalanx. The lesions presented with a classic triad of pain, tenderness and sensitivity to temperature, particularly cold. Excision of the tumour was curative.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital, Henan Medical University, Zhengzhou, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: B G
authors.initials: BG
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Yun-tao
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Jia-zhen
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005534:Foot Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D005918:Glomus Tumor / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D006225:Hand / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged