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Glomus tumour of finger tip: a case report

Int J Res Med Sci. 2013;1(3):283-284.DOI10.5455/2320-6012.ijrms20130824

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Abstract

Glomus tumour is usually benign tumour usually accounts for a small percentage of hand tumours. Sometimes diagnosis may be delayed for years which cause significant morbidity to the patient. I present here a case of a 40 year old female with one year history of pain in her right ring finger which was diagnosed as glomus tumour and was surgically removed and was histopathological result was consistent with glomus tumour.

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  1. Associate Professor of Medicine, Sree Gokulam Medical College, Thiruvananthapuram-695011, Kerala

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