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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Roukoz A. Karam, M.D.[2]

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There are no established risk factors for glomus tumor; however, an epidemiological relationship may exist between glomus tumors and neurofibromatosis.

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References

  1. Harrison B, Moore AM, Calfee R, Sammer DM (2013). "The association between glomus tumors and neurofibromatosis". J Hand Surg Am. 38 (8): 1571–4. doi:10.1016/j.jhsa.2013.05.025. PMID 23849732.
  2. Harrison B, Sammer D (2014). "Glomus tumors and neurofibromatosis: a newly recognized association". Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open. 2 (9): e214. doi:10.1097/GOX.0000000000000144. PMC 4229273. PMID 25426397.
  3. Aqil N, Gallouj S, Moustaide K, Mernissi FZ (2018). "Painful tumors in a patient with neurofibromatosis type 1: a case report". J Med Case Rep. 12 (1): 319. doi:10.1186/s13256-018-1847-0. PMC 6194630. PMID 30336779.