Glomus tumor

Question 1

predilection sites

Answer 1

Glomus bodies are present on the pads and nail beds o the ngers and toes, and also on the volar aspect o hands and eet, in the skin o theears,andinthecentero the ace

Question 2

Thisisananatomicand unctionalunitcomposed of

Answer 2

specialized smooth muscle and glomus cells that surround thin-walled endothelial spaces; this anatomic unit
unctions as an arteriovenous shunt linking arterioles and venules

Question 3

manif

Answer 3

tender subungual or subcutaneous papule or nodule. Glomus tumors are characterized by paroxysmal pain ul attacks, especially elicited by exposure to
t h e c o l d . Th e y a r e m o s t o t e n p r e s e n t a s s o l i t a r y s u b u n g u a l t u m o r s ( F i g . 9 - 1 8 A ) b u t m a y r a r e l y o c c u r a s m u l t i p l e p a p u l e s o r n o d u l e s . Th e s e a r e n o t e d , e s p e c i a l l y i n c h i l d r e n , a s d i s c r e t e p a p u l e s o r s o m e - times plaques anywhere on the skin sur ace

Question 4

Children or adults

Answer 4

tender subungual or subcutaneous papule or nodule. Glomus tumors are characterized by paroxysmal pain ul attacks, especially elicited by exposure to
t h e c o l d . Th e y a r e m o s t o t e n p r e s e n t a s s o l i t a r y s u b u n g u a l t u m o r s ( F i g . 9 - 1 8 A ) b u t m a y r a r e l y o c c u r a s m u l t i p l e p a p u l e s o r n o d u l e s . Th e s e a r e n o t e d , e s p e c i a l l y i n c h i l d r e n , a s d i s c r e t e p a p u l e s o r s o m e - times plaques anywhere on the skin sur ace

Question 5

tx

Answer 5

excision