Glomus tumor – a rare, benign tumor of the nail apparatus

Andrzej K. Jaworek; Judyta Maciejowska-Podosek; Jacek Madej; Przemysław Hałubiec; Anna Wojas-Pelc

doi:10.5114/dr.2021.114608

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Dermatology Review/Przegląd Dermatologiczny

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Case report

Glomus tumor – a rare, benign tumor of the nail apparatus

Andrzej K. Jaworek

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,

Judyta Maciejowska-Podosek

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,

Jacek Madej

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Przemysław Hałubiec

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,

Anna Wojas-Pelc

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Department of Dermatology, Medical College Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland
Katedra i Klinika Dermatologii, Collegium Medicum Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego, Kraków, Polska
General, Oncologic and Minimally-invasive Surgery Ward, “Stefan Żeromski” Tertiary Hospital, Krakow, Poland
Oddział Chirurgii Ogólnej, Onkologicznej i Małoinwazyjnej, Szpital Specjalistyczny im. Stefana Żeromskiego, Kraków, Polska

Dermatol Rev/Przegl Dermatol 2021, 108, 544-549

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/dr.2021.114608

Online publish date: 2022/03/23

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Introduction
Glomus tumor is a painful, subcutaneous tumor. The lesion may occur in various locations. In the case of the nail apparatus, it affects both the matrix area and the nail bed.

Case report
We present a 71-year-old patient who presented to our clinic with a painful nodule lasting for about 15 years, located on the fifth finger of his left hand. After surgical removal, a histological examination was performed, which confirmed the clinical suspicion of glomus tumor. Intraoperative contact onychoscopy revealed a gray-blue nodule with linear vessels at the periphery.

Conclusions
In the differential diagnosis of glomeroma, the following should be considered: pyogenic granuloma, subugual viral wart, melanoma, hemangioma, leiomyoma, sweat gland tumor, gout, neuroblastoma and hemangioma. Dermoscopy can be useful in the differential diagnosis, but the final diagnosis is based on a histopathological examination. Surgical removal of the lesion is considered the treatment of choice.

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Glomus tumor – a rare, benign tumor of the nail apparatus

Andrzej K. Jaworek 1 , Judyta Maciejowska-Podosek 1 , Jacek Madej 2 , Przemysław Hałubiec 1 , Anna Wojas-Pelc 1

nail apparatus, glomus tumour, operation, differential diagnosis, dermoscopy

Andrzej K. Jaworek

¹

,

Judyta Maciejowska-Podosek

¹

,

Jacek Madej

²

,

Przemysław Hałubiec

¹

,

Anna Wojas-Pelc

¹