Glomus Tumour - Causes, Symptoms and Treatment

Glomus Tumor is a benign, blue-red, painful tumor which develops by hypertrophy of a glomus. Pain is periodic, sharp and spontaneous which may radiate. The site of choice is the subungual region at the tip of the finger. Histopathology essentially consists of numerous small vascular lumina and masses of glomus cells. The latter have faintly eosinophilic cytoplasm and large pale nuclei. It is also called temporal bone paragangliomas and glomangioma. subungual lesions are common to the women and multiple lesions are common to men. Solitary glomus tumors are more common in adults.