title: Glomus tumour--the report of a case in an adult Nigerian.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Glomus tumour, a relatively common lesion in Caucasians is reported to be rare in blacks.
  
  
  METHODS
  A case of glomus tumour is reported in an adult male Nigerian to highlight its distinctive clinical presentation and the literature reviewed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  A 60-year old man presented with a painful skin nodule on the ventral surface of his right forearm. The pain was far in excess of the size of the lesion. There was however no relief from previous medications. Following complete excision of the lesion, pain relief was dramatic. Histopathological examination of the lesion showed sheets of round to polyhedral glomus cells and elongated endothelium lined vascular channels diagnostic of glomus tumour.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Severe pain is a very important feature of glomus tumour of the skin. This is relieved by complete excision of the lesion.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Bayero University, Kano, Nigeria.
authors.forename: A A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Yakubu
authors.forename: A Z
authors.initials: AZ
authors.lastname: Mohammed
authors.forename: S T
authors.initials: ST
authors.lastname: Edino
authors.forename: A A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Sheshe
mesh_terms: D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005918:Glomus Tumor / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009549:Nigeria; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014953:Wrist