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Neoplasms > Neoplasms by Histologic Type > Neoplasms, Vascular Tissue > Glomus Tumor

Preferred term

Glomus Tumor  

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Entry terms

  • Glomangioma
  • Glomangiomas

Note

  • coord IM with precoord organ/neopl term (IM)

Scope note

  • 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.

History note

  • 94; was GLOMANGIOMA 1963-93

In other languages

  • glomuskasvain

    Finnish

  • angiomyoneuroma
  • angioneuromyoma
  • gloangioma
  • glomangiooma
  • glomustuumori
  • Glomustumör

    Swedish

  • Glomangiom

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D005918

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