title: Three cases of subungual glomus tumours of the fingers - a case series.
abstract: Subungual glomus tumours are rare tumours (2% of all hand tumours) presenting with excruciating pin point pain under the nail which is often misdiagnosed. Diagnosis is often always clinical. Here, we report the case of three patients who had subungual glomus tumour not diagnosed earlier for many years.
authors.affiliation: Assistant Professor, Department of Plastic Surgery, Saveetha Medical College Hospital , Thandalam, Kanchipuram, India .
authors.forename: Surya
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Rao R V M
authors.affiliation: Assistant Professor, Department of Plastic Surgery, Saveetha Medical College Hospital , Thandalam, Kanchipuram, India .
authors.forename: D Alagar
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Raja
keywords: Clinical diagnosis; Painful fingertip; Rare; Surgical excision