Department of Hand Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University, #79 Qingchun Road, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, People's Republic of China, 310003.
Department of Medical Engineering, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University, #79 Qingchun Road, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, People's Republic of China, 310003.
BMC Cancer. 2018 May 2;18(1):505. doi: 10.1186/s12885-018-4377-7.
Glomus tumor is a rare benign neoplasm, which most frequently occurs in the subungual regions of digits. Tumor rupture and infection occurred in one patient with a glomus tumor have never been reported.
We report a 59-year-old female presented to our hospital with a five-year history of progressively sharp pain and severe tenderness in the tip of her right middle finger. The treatment was surgical excision through a lateral incision accompanied with removal of the nail. After the surgery, the patient gained a functional recovery of her previously afflicted finger.
To the best of our knowledge, this is the first case of finger infection caused by a ruptured subungual glomus tumor. Patients and physicians should be aware of the properties of glomus tumor so that early diagnosis and treatment of subungual glomus tumor as well as avoidance of tumor rupture and infection can be achieved.
血管球瘤是一种罕见的良性肿瘤，最常发生在手指的甲下区域。目前尚未有报道称血管球瘤患者会发生肿瘤破裂和感染。
我们报告了 1 例 59 岁女性患者，其右手中指指尖逐渐出现剧烈疼痛和压痛 5 年。治疗方案为通过侧切口进行手术切除，同时切除指甲。术后，患者患指功能恢复良好。
据我们所知，这是首例由破裂的甲下血管球瘤引起的手指感染。患者和医生应该了解血管球瘤的特性，以便早期诊断和治疗甲下血管球瘤，并避免肿瘤破裂和感染。
