Solitary Glomus Tumor on the Base of the Right Thumb: A Rare Case Report and a Literature Review from Saudi Arabia

Solitary Glomus Tumor on the Base of the Right Thumb: A Rare Case Report and a Literature Review from Saudi Arabia

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Amr Youssef Arkoubi Department of Anesthesia and Surgery, College of Medicine, Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University (IMSIU), Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaCorrespondence: Amr Youssef Arkoubi, Department of Anesthesia and Surgery, College of Medicine, Imam Multi Charm Wooden Keychain Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University (IMSIU), Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Email ayarkoubi@imamu.edu.saAbstract: A glomus tumor (GT) is a rare and usually benign tumor that originates from the glomus body, which is involved in thermoregulation in the skin.Solitary or multiple, digital or extra-digital, these cutaneous tumors can be benign or malignant.This report describes the diagnosis and surgical management of a solitary glomus tumor at the base of the right thumb in a young Sudanese woman.

The diagnosis of glomus tumor was confirmed by medical history, sonographic findings and histopathological report.The lesion was excised via direct complete excision under local anesthesia, resulting in a complete resolution of symptoms.Owing to its high sensitivity level, the use of ultrasound is appropriate to evaluate a lesion suspected to be a glomus tumor.A clinician needs to take into consideration the likelihood of glomus tumors when assessing a patient who has a skin lesion on fingers, toes, or extra-digital area, with pain triggered by temperature changes, pressure, or touch.Additionally, this report includes a review of recent globally reported cases of glomus tumor in the hand to highlight the distinctiveness of this report 4 Piece Counter Dining Set in context to its atypical location in the area of the thenar eminence and underscoring it as a unique report of its kind from Saudi Arabia.

Keywords: glomus, digital, extra digital, hand, thumb, solitary, benign.