title: Glomus tumors of the fingers: Expression of vascular endothelial growth factor.
abstract: Glomus tumors are uncommon, benign, small neurovascular neoplasms derived from glomus bodies in the reticular dermis. Glomus bodies are found throughout the body to regulate body temperature and skin circulation; however, they are concentrated in the fingers and the sole of the foot. The typical presentation is a solitary nodule in the subungual or periungual area of the distal phalanx. The primary treatment of choice is surgical removal. We investigated expression of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) using immunohistochemistry in glomus tumors of the fingers. All five glomus tumor samples were positive for VEGF expression. VEGF immunoreactivity was largely localized to the cytoplasm of tumor cells, suggesting a contribution of VEGF to the vascularization of glomus tumors.
authors.affiliation: Sittisak Honsawek, Pravit Kitidumrongsook, Pobe Luangjarmekorn, Kawee Pataradool, Adisorn Patradul, Vinai Parkpian Orthopaedic Research Center, Department of Orthopaedics, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, Thai Red Cross SocietyBangkok 10330, Thailand.
authors.forename: Sittisak
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Honsawek
authors.affiliation: Sittisak Honsawek, Pravit Kitidumrongsook, Pobe Luangjarmekorn, Kawee Pataradool, Adisorn Patradul, Vinai Parkpian Orthopaedic Research Center, Department of Orthopaedics, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, Thai Red Cross SocietyBangkok 10330, Thailand.
authors.forename: Pravit
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kitidumrongsook
authors.affiliation: Sittisak Honsawek, Pravit Kitidumrongsook, Pobe Luangjarmekorn, Kawee Pataradool, Adisorn Patradul, Vinai Parkpian Orthopaedic Research Center, Department of Orthopaedics, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, Thai Red Cross SocietyBangkok 10330, Thailand.
authors.forename: Pobe
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Luangjarmekorn
authors.affiliation: Sittisak Honsawek, Pravit Kitidumrongsook, Pobe Luangjarmekorn, Kawee Pataradool, Adisorn Patradul, Vinai Parkpian Orthopaedic Research Center, Department of Orthopaedics, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, Thai Red Cross SocietyBangkok 10330, Thailand.
authors.forename: Kawee
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Pataradool
authors.affiliation: Sittisak Honsawek, Pravit Kitidumrongsook, Pobe Luangjarmekorn, Kawee Pataradool, Adisorn Patradul, Vinai Parkpian Orthopaedic Research Center, Department of Orthopaedics, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, Thai Red Cross SocietyBangkok 10330, Thailand.
authors.forename: Voranuch
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Thanakit
authors.affiliation: Sittisak Honsawek, Pravit Kitidumrongsook, Pobe Luangjarmekorn, Kawee Pataradool, Adisorn Patradul, Vinai Parkpian Orthopaedic Research Center, Department of Orthopaedics, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, Thai Red Cross SocietyBangkok 10330, Thailand.
authors.forename: Adisorn
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Patradul
keywords: Fingers; Glomus tumors; Vascular endothelial growth factor