Table 1.
Alternative Clinical Diagnoses Included on a Differential Diagnosis With Glomus Tumora.
Clinical Diagnoses | Cases (of 43) | Frequency (%) |
---|---|---|
Lipoma | 7 | 16.3 |
Cyst | 7 | 16.3 |
Angioma | 6 | 14.0 |
Fibroma | 5 | 11.6 |
Neuroma | 5 | 11.6 |
Melanoma | 4 | 9.3 |
Nevus | 3 | 7.0 |
Leiomyoma | 3 | 7.0 |
Pyogenic granuloma | 3 | 7.0 |
Spiradenoma | 3 | 7.0 |
In 40 patient cases, the clinician/surgeon listed glomus tumor as a clinical diagnosis along with other competing diagnoses. More than 2 entities were listed in most cases (70%, 28/40).