Surgical Excision Followed by Pulsed Dye Laser Sessions for the Successful Treatment of Glomangiomatosis on the Left Flank: A Case Report and Literature Review.
10.14730/aaps.2016.22.2.103
- Author:
Sooyeon PARK
1
;
Sang Oon BAEK
;
En Young RHA
;
Jun Yong LEE
;
Hyun Ho HAN
Author Information
1. Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Incheon St. Mary's Hosipital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Incheon, Korea. tripleH@catholic.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Glomus tumor;
Lasers dye;
Neoplasm;
Scar
- MeSH:
Cicatrix;
Glomus Tumor;
Lasers, Dye*;
Palpation;
Standard of Care
- From:Archives of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery
2016;22(2):103-106
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Glomus tumors are benign neoplasms that are usually found in the subungual area, and are painful upon palpation. The typical treatment of choice is surgical excision. In rare cases, glomus tumors are observed as large-sized clusters, and are classified as atypical tumors known as glomangiomatosis. While surgical excision is the accepted standard of care, this proves difficult because of the tumors' large size and satellite lesions. We present the successful treatment of asymptomatic glomangiomatosis is situated on the left flank area by a combination of surgical excision and pulsed dye laser, which minimized the risk of scar formation.
