title: Glomus tumour of fingertip: report of eight cases and literature review.
abstract: Glomus tumour is a rare, benign, soft-tissue tumour. Eight patients with eight histologically confirmed glomus tumours have been operated within the past 10 years. The median age at the time of diagnosis was 40 years. The tumour was located in the fingertip in all cases. The evolution ranged from 1 to 7 years. Clinically, the paroxysmal pain was usually characterised. Imaging findings were helpful in diagnosis. In post-operative, there was an immediate pain relief. No recurrence was observed during the last follow-up period of 4 years and 10 months.
authors.affiliation: Department of Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery, F.Bourguiba University Hospital, 5000 Monastir, Tunisia. hamdi.medfaouzi@yahoo.fr
authors.forename: Mohamed Faouzi
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Hamdi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005385:Fingers; D005918:Glomus Tumor / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D055815:Young Adult