"Glomus Tumor" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A blue-red, extremely painful vascular neoplasm involving a glomeriform arteriovenous anastomosis (glomus body), which may be found anywhere in the skin, most often in the distal portion of the fingers and toes, especially beneath the nail. It is composed of specialized pericytes (sometimes termed glomus cells), usually in single encapsulated nodular masses which may be several millimeters in diameter (From Stedman, 27th ed). CHEMODECTOMA, a tumor of NEURAL CREST origin, is also sometimes called a glomus tumor.
| Descriptor ID |
D005918
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C04.557.645.350
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| Concept/Terms |
Glomus Tumor- Glomus Tumor
- Glomus Tumors
- Tumor, Glomus
- Tumors, Glomus
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| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Glomus Tumor" by people in Profiles.
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Synaptophysin Positive Pulmonary Glomus Tumor Mimics Carcinoid Tumor on Fine-Needle Aspiration. Diagn Cytopathol. 2025 Apr; 53(4):E66-E69.
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Oesophageal glomus tumours: rare neoplasms with aggressive clinical behaviour. Histopathology. 2023 Jun; 82(7):1048-1055.
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Glomangiomatosis of the sciatic nerve: a case report and review of the literature. Skeletal Radiol. 2017 Jun; 46(6):807-815.
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Intrathoracic glomus tumors and glomangiosarcomas: a clinicopathological and immunohistochemical study of 14 cases with emphasis on anatomic distribution. Virchows Arch. 2016 Nov; 469(5):541-546.
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Glomus tumor presenting as complex regional pain syndrome of the left upper limb: a case report. J Med Case Rep. 2015 Dec 29; 9:293.
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Low-grade small round cell tumor of the cauda equina with EWSR1-WT1 fusion and indolent clinical course. Hum Pathol. 2015 Jan; 46(1):153-8.
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A retrospective analysis of tumor volumetric responses to five-fraction stereotactic radiotherapy for paragangliomas of the head and neck (glomus tumors). Stereotact Funct Neurosurg. 2014; 92(3):153-9.
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Plaque-type glomuvenous malformations successfully treated using combined pulsed dye laser and neodymium-doped yttrium aluminum garnet laser. Dermatol Surg. 2014 Jan; 40(1):89-92.
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Combined preoperative onyx embolization and protective internal carotid artery covered stent placement for treatment of glomus vagale tumor: review of literature and illustrative case. Neurol Res. 2012 Jul; 34(6):523-9.
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Subungual glomus tumor. J Hand Surg Am. 2012 Apr; 37(4):821-3; quiz 824.