Glomus tumour. A review of 15 clinical cases

Abstract

Fifteen cases of glomus tumour are recorded. Twelve patients presented with a solitary limb lesion. One patient had a glomus arising in a pilonidal sinus. Two members of one family had multiple lesions. Complete surgical removal is curative, and malignancy is not a hazard. It is important to make a preoperative diagnosis, so that at operation a capsule can be looked for carefully. If no capsule is found an en bloc excision is imperative. It is suggested that pain may sometimes be initiated by trauma, by thrombosis, or by the vascular congestion associated with menstruation and pregnancy.