title: Glomus tumour of the nail bed treated with the 'trap door' technique: a report of two patients.
abstract: Glomus tumours of the nail bed are an excruciatingly painful condition. The treatment of choice for these is surgical excision. However, since most cases are treated by surgeons, the usual method of treatment is total nail avulsion and excision. We have treated two patients of this rare presentation with a nail plate-conserving surgical method called the 'trap door' technique with excellent results. We hereby present a step-by-step pictorial guide to the method.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Vardhman Mahavir Medical College and Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi, India. drmanishpahwa@gmail.com
authors.forename: Manish
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pahwa
authors.forename: Pooja
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Pahwa
authors.forename: Susruta
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kathuria
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005385:Fingers / Q000601:surgery; D005918:Glomus Tumor / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008866:Microsurgery / Q000379:methods*; D009260:Nail Diseases / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome