title: Painful growth on right index finger. Subungual glomus tumor.
abstract: Glomus tumors (GT) are rare, soft-tissue tumors commonly found on the extremities. Because these tumors occur most often in the subungual region, they can be confused with other subungual pathologies including melanoma. Subungual GTs have a unique presentation and history but biopsy is diagnostic. Various imaging techniques are useful in diagnosis and management. We describe a classical case of subungual GT and discuss its presentation, diagnosis, management, as well as "atypical" or "malignant" variants.
authors.affiliation: Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York, USA.
authors.forename: Gert Jacobus
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Smalberger
authors.forename: Jason William
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Suszko
authors.forename: Amor
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Khachemoune
mesh_terms: D005385:Fingers; D005918:Glomus Tumor / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009260:Nail Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology