Multiple glomus tumor: A case report and review of the literature

Multiple glomus tumors are extremely rare and differ from the more common s olitary glomus tumors in their clinical presentation and histological featu res. The authors report a case of multiple glomus tumors of the right hand in a 65-year-old man, its treatment, and a review of the features of this u ncommon tumor. The tumor usually presents as a painful, firm, purplish, sol itary nodule of the extremities, especially in the nail bed. Multiple glomu s tumors are described as softer, more compressible, bluish nodules and the y occur with less frequency than solitary tumors. They are often inherited in an autosomal dominant pattern. The authors present a case of multiple gl omus tumors of the right hand, in which many small, painful, red papules we re grouped in the right hypothenar region. The patient was treated by wide excision of the lesion and coverage of the defect with an ulnar artery fore arm flap.