A Rare Case of 10-Year-Old Glomus Tumour with Excellent Response to Surgical Excision

ABSTRACT

Glomus body is an arteriovenous anastomosis located mostly in the finger nailbed and has a role in thermoregulation. Glomus tumour is a rare benign hamartoma, comprising of vascular spaces (the Sucquet-Hoyer canal) internally lined by endothelium and externally surrounded by glomus cells, arising from the glomus body at arterial end. 1,2 Wood first reported it in 1812.1 Most of the glomus tumours are small, benign neoplasia located in the dermis and subcutaneous tissue of the extremities.3 They can vary in number from being solitary most often or multiple in few cases. They can develop in any part of the body. They account for 1-5% of all hand tumours. They are most commonly seen in middle age women. One such rare case of glomus tumour of 10 years duration is reported here.