Glomus tumor causes
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Soujanya Thummathati, MBBS [2]
Overview
Overview
The cause of solitary glomus tumors has not been identified. Multiple glomus tumors are caused by a mutation in the GLMN (glomulin) gene.
Causes
Causes
- The exact cause of solitary glomus tumors has not been identified. However, trauma may cause a weakening in the structure of the glomus body, resulting in reactive hypertrophy.[1]
- Multiple glomus tumors are caused by a loss of function mutation in the GLMN (glomulin) gene.
References
References
- ↑ Grover C, Khurana A, Jain R, Rathi V (2013). “Transungual surgical excision of subungual glomus tumour”. J Cutan Aesthet Surg. 6 (4): 196–203. doi:10.4103/0974-2077.123401. PMC 3884883. PMID 24470715.
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