Ultrasonographic Characteristics in the Fingers and Other Superficial Glomus Tumours.

Autor: Takanashi N; Department of Clinical Laboratory Technology, Tokai University Hospital, 143 Shimokasuya, Isehara, Kanagawa 259-1196, Japan., Asai S; Department of Laboratory Medicine, Tokai University School of Medicine, 143 Shimokasuya, Isehara, Kanagawa 259-1196, Japan., Ogase Y; Department of Clinical Laboratory Technology, Tokai University Hospital, 143 Shimokasuya, Isehara, Kanagawa 259-1196, Japan., Fujii A; Department of Clinical Laboratory Technology, Tokai University Hospital, 143 Shimokasuya, Isehara, Kanagawa 259-1196, Japan., Atsumi H; Department of Laboratory Medicine, Tokai University School of Medicine, 143 Shimokasuya, Isehara, Kanagawa 259-1196, Japan., Doi M; Department of Laboratory Medicine, Tokai University School of Medicine, 143 Shimokasuya, Isehara, Kanagawa 259-1196, Japan., Kumaki N; Department of Pathology, Tokai University School of Medicine, 143 Shimokasuya, Isehara, Kanagawa 259-1196, Japan., Mabuchi T; Department of Dermatology, Tokai University School of Medicine, 143 Shimokasuya, Isehara, Kanagawa 259-1196, Japan., Miyachi H; Department of Laboratory Medicine, Tokai University School of Medicine, 143 Shimokasuya, Isehara, Kanagawa 259-1196, Japan.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Dermatology research and practice [Dermatol Res Pract] 2023 Jul 26; Vol. 2023, pp. 7126799. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Jul 26 (Print Publication: 2023).
DOI: 10.1155/2023/7126799
Abstrakt: Glomus tumours are painful superficial tumours, and ultrasonography is an extremely useful and noninvasive diagnostic technique for superficial organs. In this study, we retrospectively examined glomus tumours using ultrasonography. Among 18 patients histopathologically diagnosed with glomus tumours via ultrasonography, we observed five different development sites: subungual areas or those surrounding the nail bed (12), other areas on the finger surface (3), abdominal wall (1), upper arm (1), and forearm (1). The ultrasonographic images revealed significant differences in tumour size, indicating that tumours on other body surfaces tended to be smaller than those on patients' fingers ( p  < 0.01). The depth/width ratios of tumours on the other body surfaces were significantly higher than those on the fingers ( p  < 0.05). The tumours showed a regular shape (72.2%) and clear border (100%). Furthermore, most tumours were low-echo tumours with a diameter of up to 15 mm, clear margins, and no lateral shadows. Abundant blood flow and vessels in and out of the tumours were also observed. In conclusion, our study describes the ultrasonographic characteristics of glomus tumours and reveals that they cannot be ruled out when diagnosing small painful subcutaneous tumours.
Competing Interests: The authors declare that there are no conflicts of interest regarding the publication of this article.
(Copyright © 2023 Noboru Takanashi et al.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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