Glomus Tumor
Subject
Subject Source: Medical Subject Headings
Scope Note: Notes = 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,Created For = LHSA-Dott
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
PR2.8475, 1949-1950
Item
Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.8475
Scope and Contents
Typed case summary, reports, charts, autopsy report and correspondence relating to female patient from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 40 at first examination in 1949. Conditions mentioned include: back pain; numbness; mammary carcinoma; haemangioblastoma; sacral tumour; and vasoformative neoplasm. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient died in hospital.
Dates:
1949-1950