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Descriptor English:   Glomus Tumor 
Descriptor Spanish:   Tumor Glómico 
Descriptor Portuguese:   Tumor Glômico 
Synonyms English:   Glomangioma
Glomangiomas
Glomus Tumors
Tumor, Glomus
Tumors, Glomus  
Tree Number:   C04.557.645.350
Definition English:   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. 
Indexing Annotation English:   coord IM with precoord organ/neopl term (IM)
See Related English:   Paraganglioma, Extra-Adrenal
 
History Note English:   94; was GLOMANGIOMA 1963-93 
Allowable Qualifiers English:  
BS blood supply BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid CI chemically induced
CH chemistry CL classification
CO complications CN congenital
DI diagnosis DG diagnostic imaging
DH diet therapy DT drug therapy
EC economics EM embryology
EN enzymology EP epidemiology
EH ethnology ET etiology
GE genetics HI history
IM immunology ME metabolism
MI microbiology MO mortality
NU nursing PS parasitology
PA pathology PP physiopathology
PC prevention & control PX psychology
RT radiotherapy RH rehabilitation
SC secondary SU surgery
TH therapy UL ultrastructure
UR urine VE veterinary
VI virology  
Record Number:   31847 
Unique Identifier:   D005918 

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