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Glomus tumor medical therapy
Introduction
Overview
Overview
The predominant therapy for solitary glomus tumor is surgical resection. Patients with multiple glomus tumors are treated with sclerotherapy or laser therapy.
Medical Therapy
Medical Therapy
- The predominant therapy for solitary glomus tumor is surgical resection.[1]
- Multiple glomus tumors are numerous and poorly circumscribed, which makes surgical excision difficult.
- Multiple glomus tumors are treated with sclerotherapy or laser therapy:[2][3]
- Sclerotherapy includes using hypertonic saline or sodium tetradecyl sulfate.
- 23.4% NaCl can be injected intraluminally in 4 sessions over a 6-month period
- Can be used obliterate the majority of these tumors
- Laser therapy uses gases such as carbon dioxide or argon.
- Sclerotherapy includes using hypertonic saline or sodium tetradecyl sulfate.
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.
- ↑ Gould EP (1991). “Sclerotherapy for multiple glomangiomata”. J Dermatol Surg Oncol. 17 (4): 351–2. PMID 1645758.
- ↑ Siegle RJ, Spencer DM, Davis LS (1994). “Hypertonic saline destruction of multiple glomus tumors”. J Dermatol Surg Oncol. 20 (5): 347–8. PMID 8176048.
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