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A case report: Multiple synchronous pain full glomus tumors in adjacent fingers; a review of multiple glomus tumors.
Int J Surg Case Rep
December 2024
Bone and Joint Reconstruction Research Center, Department of Orthopedics, School of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. Electronic address:
Article Synopsis
- Glomus tumors (GTs) are rare tumors typically found under the nails and can appear as single or multiple lesions, sometimes linked to genetic issues.
- A case study describes a 37-year-old woman with pain in her fingers due to a suspected GT, which was resolved after surgery.
- It emphasizes that GT should be considered in the diagnosis of painful lesions, highlighting the importance of early detection and treatment to relieve chronic pain.
Benign Glomus Tumor of the Urinary Bladder: A Case Report and Literature Review.
Int J Surg Pathol
December 2024
Department of Neurology, First Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Kunming, Yunnan, China.
Article Synopsis
- * Imaging tests revealed a significant mass in the left bladder and a nonfunctional right kidney, leading to surgical removal of both the kidney and part of the bladder.
- * The final diagnosis was a bladder glomus tumor, and the patient remains healthy with no signs of recurrence after 15 months, underscoring the need for urologists to consider glomus tumors in their diagnostic process.
Successful treatment of nail psoriasis with topical roflumilast: A case report.
SAGE Open Med Case Rep
October 2024
Division of Dermatology, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada.
Nail psoriasis occurs in approximately half of all cases of plaque psoriasis and manifests with onychodystrophy, which includes morphological features of onycholysis, subungual hyperkeratosis, oil drop sign, pitting, splinter hemorrhages, leukonychia, and crumbling of the nails. Nail psoriasis can have a significant adverse impact on quality of life. However, nail psoriasis is often refractory to both local and systemic therapies, making it challenging to treat.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFGlomus Tumor of the Chest Wall With Metastases to Lung.
Cureus
September 2024
Department of Medical Oncology, Summa Health, Akron, USA.
Article Synopsis
- Glomus tumors are usually benign but can be rare and aggressive in some cases, like the one in a 67-year-old woman whose tumor metastasized to her lungs.
- The patient underwent neoadjuvant radiation followed by immunotherapy with pembrolizumab, leading to significant disease regression and resolution of lung nodules.
- The case highlights the potential for using radiation and immunotherapy to manage malignant glomus tumors, which are rare and have uncertain treatment protocols.
Conventional versus daylight photodynamic therapy for recalcitrant hand warts: Efficacy, safety and recurrence.
Photodiagnosis Photodyn Ther
December 2024
Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Section of Dermatology, University of Messina, Messina 98125, Italy. Electronic address:
Article Synopsis
- Acral warts, common on hands and feet, can be treated with conventional photodynamic therapy (C-PDT), which has been effective and safe for both adults and children, but the efficacy of daylight photodynamic therapy (DL-PDT) is still unclear.
- A study involving 68 patients aimed to compare the short- and long-term effects of C-PDT and DL-PDT using 10% aminolevulinic acid (ALA) on hand warts, with evaluations of responses occurring at 3 months and 1 year post-treatment.
- Results showed that both treatments were generally effective and well-tolerated, with a majority of patients experiencing excellent responses; however, a notable percentage had warts relapse a year later
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