Glomus Tumor: An Anomalous Cause of Pain in the Finger

Glomus tumor constitutes 1 to 5% of all hand tumors. They present with the classical triad of severe pain, point tenderness, and cold sensitivity. The diagnosis is mainly clinical, but very often it is missed because of lack of knowledge or inadequate clinical examination. We present the case of a 4...

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Main Authors:	Jayakrishnan K Narayana Kurup Senior Resident, Ashwath M Acharya Associate Professor, Anil K Bhat Professor
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd. 2016-12-01
Series:	International Journal of Recent Surgical and Medical Sciences
Subjects:	benign cold insensitivity glomus tumor
Online Access:	http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.5005/jp-journals-10053-0023

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spelling	doaj-0b65b3d225c04620937ba256a9a0d0f52021-04-02T18:59:16ZengThieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd.International Journal of Recent Surgical and Medical Sciences2455-74202455-09492016-12-01020210610710.5005/jp-journals-10053-0023Glomus Tumor: An Anomalous Cause of Pain in the FingerJayakrishnan K Narayana Kurup Senior Resident0Ashwath M Acharya Associate Professor1Anil K Bhat Professor2Department of Orthopaedics, Kasturba Medical College Manipal University, Manipal, Karnataka, IndiaDepartment of Orthopaedics, Kasturba Medical College Manipal University, Manipal, Karnataka, IndiaDepartment of Orthopaedics, Kasturba Medical College Manipal University, Manipal, Karnataka, IndiaGlomus tumor constitutes 1 to 5% of all hand tumors. They present with the classical triad of severe pain, point tenderness, and cold sensitivity. The diagnosis is mainly clinical, but very often it is missed because of lack of knowledge or inadequate clinical examination. We present the case of a 43-year-old woman with glomus tumor of the middle finger with a short discussion on the diagnosis with clinical images of the tumor. Glomus tumor should be in the differential diagnosis in patients presenting with pain in the finger.http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.5005/jp-journals-10053-0023benigncold insensitivityglomus tumor
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title	Glomus Tumor: An Anomalous Cause of Pain in the Finger
title_short	Glomus Tumor: An Anomalous Cause of Pain in the Finger
title_full	Glomus Tumor: An Anomalous Cause of Pain in the Finger
title_fullStr	Glomus Tumor: An Anomalous Cause of Pain in the Finger
title_full_unstemmed	Glomus Tumor: An Anomalous Cause of Pain in the Finger
title_sort	glomus tumor: an anomalous cause of pain in the finger
publisher	Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd.
series	International Journal of Recent Surgical and Medical Sciences
issn	2455-7420 2455-0949
publishDate	2016-12-01
description	Glomus tumor constitutes 1 to 5% of all hand tumors. They present with the classical triad of severe pain, point tenderness, and cold sensitivity. The diagnosis is mainly clinical, but very often it is missed because of lack of knowledge or inadequate clinical examination. We present the case of a 43-year-old woman with glomus tumor of the middle finger with a short discussion on the diagnosis with clinical images of the tumor. Glomus tumor should be in the differential diagnosis in patients presenting with pain in the finger.
topic	benign cold insensitivity glomus tumor
url	http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.5005/jp-journals-10053-0023
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Glomus Tumor: An Anomalous Cause of Pain in the Finger

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