Glomus tumors of the finger: a report on 60 cases

Volume: 37 Number: 3 September 11, 2006
  • Oguz Ozdemir
  • Erhan Coskunol
  • Tackin Ozalp
  • Kemal Ozaksar
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Glomus tumors of the finger: a report on 60 cases

Abstract

Objectives: We evaluated patients who underwent surgery for glomus tumors of the finger. Methods: During a 23-year period, 60 patients (48 females, 12 males; mean age 34.6 years; range 5 to 60 years) underwent surgery for glomus tumors of the finger. The patients were evaluated with respect to symptoms on presentation, diagnosis, operation types, and postoperative complications. The mean follow-up was 16 months (range 6 to 72 months). Results: The most common symptom was pain (67%), which intensified when exposed to cold in 42%. Other symptoms included tenderness in 37 patients (62%), swelling in the finger tip in six patients (10%), and nail deformities in 34 patients (57%). The tumors were most frequently encountered in the fourth and fifth decades of age. Localization of the tumor was in the right hand in 32 patients (53.3%), and in the left hand in 28 patients (46.7%). The time to surgery from the onset of symptoms ranged from six months to 30 years (mean 6 years). Fifty-one patients were examined by plain radiographs, 27 of which showed concave-surface erosions in the bone; nine patients underwent magnetic resonance imaging studies besides plain radiography. The tumors were subungual in 49 patients (82%) and in the pulp in 11 patients (18%), for which transungual and midlateral approaches were applied, respectively. Postoperatively, nine patients (15%) developed recurrences, all of whom achieved clinical recovery following a subsequent operation. Conclusion: Given the considerably delayed time to diagnosis, glomus tumors should be taken into consideration in the presence of severe finger tip pain of unknown origin.

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Erhan Coskunol This is me

Tackin Ozalp This is me

Kemal Ozaksar This is me

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September 11, 2006

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March 6, 2014

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Year 2003 Volume: 37 Number: 3

APA
Ozdemir, O., Coskunol, E., Ozalp, T., & Ozaksar, K. (2006). Glomus tumors of the finger: a report on 60 cases. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica, 37(3), 244-248. https://doi.org/10.3944/aott.v37i3.824
AMA
1.Ozdemir O, Coskunol E, Ozalp T, Ozaksar K. Glomus tumors of the finger: a report on 60 cases. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica. 2006;37(3):244-248. doi:10.3944/aott.v37i3.824
Chicago
Ozdemir, Oguz, Erhan Coskunol, Tackin Ozalp, and Kemal Ozaksar. 2006. “Glomus Tumors of the Finger: A Report on 60 Cases”. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica 37 (3): 244-48. https://doi.org/10.3944/aott.v37i3.824.
EndNote
Ozdemir O, Coskunol E, Ozalp T, Ozaksar K (September 1, 2006) Glomus tumors of the finger: a report on 60 cases. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica 37 3 244–248.
IEEE
[1]O. Ozdemir, E. Coskunol, T. Ozalp, and K. Ozaksar, “Glomus tumors of the finger: a report on 60 cases”, Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica, vol. 37, no. 3, pp. 244–248, Sept. 2006, doi: 10.3944/aott.v37i3.824.
ISNAD
Ozdemir, Oguz - Coskunol, Erhan - Ozalp, Tackin - Ozaksar, Kemal. “Glomus Tumors of the Finger: A Report on 60 Cases”. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica 37/3 (September 1, 2006): 244-248. https://doi.org/10.3944/aott.v37i3.824.
JAMA
1.Ozdemir O, Coskunol E, Ozalp T, Ozaksar K. Glomus tumors of the finger: a report on 60 cases. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica. 2006;37:244–248.
MLA
Ozdemir, Oguz, et al. “Glomus Tumors of the Finger: A Report on 60 Cases”. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica, vol. 37, no. 3, Sept. 2006, pp. 244-8, doi:10.3944/aott.v37i3.824.
Vancouver
1.Oguz Ozdemir, Erhan Coskunol, Tackin Ozalp, Kemal Ozaksar. Glomus tumors of the finger: a report on 60 cases. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica. 2006 Sep. 1;37(3):244-8. doi:10.3944/aott.v37i3.824