SUBUNGUAL GLOMUS TUMOURS OF HAND: AN INSTITUTIONAL STUDY

Dr. SRIDHARAN MURUGESAN; Dr.SATHYA PAKKIRI; Dr.GNANA SEZHIAN MANOGARAN; Dr.JAGANMOHAN JANARDHANAM

Volume : IX, Issue : I, January - 2020

SUBUNGUAL GLOMUS TUMOURS OF HAND: AN INSTITUTIONAL STUDY

Dr. Sridharan Murugesan, Dr. Sathya Pakkiri, Dr. Gnana Sezhian Manogaran, Dr. Jaganmohan Janardhanam

Abstract :

Glomus tumours were first described by HOYER in 1877 , while the first complete clinical description was given by MASSON in 1924. A glomus tumour is a rare neoplasm arising from the glomus body and mainly found under the nail, on the fingertip or in the foot. The majority of glomus tumours are benign, but they can also show malignant features in less than 2% cases. Our study includes 8 clinical cases of glomus tumours and our institutional experience in their management