Glomus tumor classification

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Soujanya Thummathati, MBBS [2]

Overview

Glomus tumors may be classified into congenital and acquired types.[1]

Classification

Glomus tumors may be classified into the following:[1]

  • Congenital
  • Acquired

Histopathological classification

Other variants of glomus tumor include:[2][3]

  • Solid glomus tumor (most common variant-75%)
    • Poor vasculature and scant smooth muscle components
  • Glomangioma (20%)
    • Prominent vascular component
  • Glomangiomyoma (5%)
    • Prominent vascular and smooth muscle components

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Glomus tumor. Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glomus_tumor Accessed on January 11, 2016.
  2. Gombos Z, Zhang PJ (2008). "Glomus tumor". Arch Pathol Lab Med. 132 (9): 1448–52. doi:10.1043/1543-2165(2008)132[1448:GT]2.0.CO;2. PMID 18788860.
  3. Calduch L, Monteagudo C, Martínez-Ruiz E, Ramón D, Pinazo I, Cardá C; et al. (2002). "Familial generalized multiple glomangiomyoma: report of a new family, with immunohistochemical and ultrastructural studies and review of the literature". Pediatr Dermatol. 19 (5): 402–8. PMID 12383095.


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