GLOMUS TUMOR OF THE NAIL UNIT

Glomus tumor is a benign tumor arising from the neuromyoarterial plexus concentrated beneath the nail. This plexus is an arteriovenous anastomosis functioning without the intermediary capillary bed. Etiology is not exactly known. It is debilitating to the patient because of the chronicity of symptom...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Girisha, Banavasi S, Shenoy, Manjunath M, Mathias, Michelle, Mohan, Rajashekar
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2011
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3221231/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22121286
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0019-5154.87163
Descripción
Sumario:Glomus tumor is a benign tumor arising from the neuromyoarterial plexus concentrated beneath the nail. This plexus is an arteriovenous anastomosis functioning without the intermediary capillary bed. Etiology is not exactly known. It is debilitating to the patient because of the chronicity of symptoms and lack of proper investigation which will help in identifying the tumor at an early stage. We report a case of glomus tumor situated in the proximal nail fold region and causing longitudinal splitting of nail.

Ejemplares similares