Preferred Label : glomus tumor;
MeSH definition : 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.;
MeSH synonym : tumor, glomus; glomus tumors; tumors, glomus;
Related MeSH term : glomangioma; Glomangiomas;
MeSH annotation : coord IM with precoord organ/neopl term (IM);
Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glomus tumor;
Origin ID : D005918;
UMLS CUI : C0017653;
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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.
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