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Benign Glomus Tumor

MedGen UID:
272359
•Concept ID:
C1332506
•
Neoplastic Process
Synonym: Benign Glomus Neoplasm

Definition

A glomus tumor of small size characterized by the absence of nuclear atypia and mitotic activity. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVBenign Glomus Tumor

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Diagnosis and surgical treatment of benign nail unit tumors.
Starace M, Rubin AI, Di Chiacchio NG, Pampaloni F, Alessandrini A, Piraccini BM, Iorizzo M
J Dtsch Dermatol Ges 2023 Feb;21(2):116-129. doi: 10.1111/ddg.14942. PMID: 36808456
Management of the Hand Tumors.
Datta NK, Das KP, Aish PK, Datta M, Banik SK, Sen SK, Chowdhury RM
Mymensingh Med J 2023 Jan;32(1):135-143. PMID: 36594313
Endoscopic management of subepithelial lesions including neuroendocrine neoplasms: European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ESGE) Guideline.
Deprez PH, Moons LMG, OʼToole D, Gincul R, Seicean A, Pimentel-Nunes P, Fernández-Esparrach G, Polkowski M, Vieth M, Borbath I, Moreels TG, Nieveen van Dijkum E, Blay JY, van Hooft JE
Endoscopy 2022 Apr;54(4):412-429. Epub 2022 Feb 18 doi: 10.1055/a-1751-5742. PMID: 35180797

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Malignant Glomus Tumor Arising in a Long Standing Precursor Lesion.
Damavandy AA, Anatelli F, Skelsey MK
Am J Dermatopathol 2016 May;38(5):384-7. doi: 10.1097/DAD.0000000000000481. PMID: 26760685

Diagnosis

Posttraumatic Glomus Tumor of the Digital Nerve with Atypical Presentation: A Case Report.
Kwiecien GJ, Meaike J, Inwards CY, Rhee PC
JBJS Case Connect 2022 Jul 1;12(3) Epub 2022 Jul 8 doi: 10.2106/JBJS.CC.22.00166. PMID: 35809023
A gastric glomus tumor resected using non-exposed endoscopic wall-inversion surgery.
Ebi M, Sugiyama T, Yamamoto K, Saito T, Inoue T, Yamaguchi Y, Tamura Y, Izawa S, Hijikata Y, Funaki Y, Ogasawara N, Sasaki M, Kasugai K
Clin J Gastroenterol 2017 Dec;10(6):508-513. Epub 2017 Oct 16 doi: 10.1007/s12328-017-0782-8. PMID: 29039113
Malignant Glomus Tumor Arising in a Long Standing Precursor Lesion.
Damavandy AA, Anatelli F, Skelsey MK
Am J Dermatopathol 2016 May;38(5):384-7. doi: 10.1097/DAD.0000000000000481. PMID: 26760685
Intestinal benign glomus tumor: description and review of the literature.
Campana JP, Goransky J, Mullen EG, Palavecino EM
Dig Dis Sci 2014 Oct;59(10):2594-6. Epub 2014 May 3 doi: 10.1007/s10620-014-3172-9. PMID: 24795037
Benign glomus tumor of the urinary bladder.
Tripodi SA, Rocca BJ, Mourmouras V, Barbanti G, Colecchia M, Ambrosio MR
Arch Pathol Lab Med 2013 Jul;137(7):1005-8. doi: 10.5858/arpa.2012-0125-CR. PMID: 23808474

Prognosis

Malignant glomus tumor of the urinary bladder.
Shim HS, Choi YD, Cho NH
Arch Pathol Lab Med 2005 Jul;129(7):940-2. doi: 10.5858/2005-129-940-MGTOTU. PMID: 15974822
Benign glomus tumor of the superior posterior mediastinum.
Böör A, Jurkovic I, Janík M, Vajó J, Kocan P, Ponist J, Dudriková K, Krajcár R, Stubna J
Cesk Patol 2000 Oct;36(4):156-9. PMID: 11378908

Clinical prediction guides

Cytoskeletal characterization of arteriovenous epithelioid cells.
Gölfert F, Kasper M, van Eys GJ, Funk RH
Histochem Cell Biol 1997 Dec;108(6):513-23. doi: 10.1007/s004180050192. PMID: 9450634

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