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  2. Glomus tumor - Wikipedia

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    A glomus tumor (also known as a "solitary glomus tumor" [1]) is a rare neoplasm arising from the glomus body and mainly found under the nail, on the fingertip or in the foot. [2]: 670 They account for less than 2% of all soft tissue tumors. [3] The majority of glomus tumors are benign, but they can also show malignant features. [4]

  3. Glomangiosarcoma - Wikipedia

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    Studies conducted in the past have also revealed changes in the expression of Bcl-2 and p53 in comparison to benign glomus tumors. [ 3 ] [ 12 ] These lesions in soft tissue and skin need to be distinguished from other cutaneous round cell malignancies such hemangiopericytoma , leiomyosarcoma , melanoma , and Merkel cell carcinoma .

  4. Neoplasms of the nailbed - Wikipedia

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    [1]: 792 There are various benign and malignant neoplasms that may occur in or overlying the nail matrix and in the nailbed, and symptoms may include pain, itching, and throbbing. [ 1 ] : 792 Benign tumors of the nails include verruca , pyogenic granuloma , fibromas , nevus cell nevi, myxoid cysts , angiofibromas (Koenen tumors), and epidermoid ...

  5. List of skin conditions - Wikipedia

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    Glomus tumor (glomangioma, solid glomus tumor, solitary glomus tumor) Granular cell tumor (Abrikossoff's tumor, Abrikossov's tumor, granular cell myoblastoma, granular cell nerve sheath tumor, granular cell schwannoma) Hamartoma; Hemangiopericytoma; Hemangiosarcoma; Hibernoma (fetal lipoma, lipoma of embryonic fat, lipoma of immature adipose ...

  6. Hildreth's sign - Wikipedia

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    Hildreth's sign is a physical examination technique useful in differentiating glomus tumors and hemangiopericytomas from other masses with a similar appearance. It was first described by DH Hildreth, in 1970. [1]

  7. List of eponymous medical signs - Wikipedia

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    transverse white lines across the nails Meigs' syndrome: Joe Vincent Meigs: gynecology: ascites with hydrothorax: Meigs' syndrome: the history of the eponym: Triad of ascites, hydrothorax and benign ovarian tumor Mellinghoff's sign: Karl Hermann Mellinghoff, German Endocrinologist, (1908–1967) hyperbaric medicine: cutaneous decompression sickness

  8. Yes, You Can Rent Out Your Eyeball For Money

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    n November 1954, 29-year-old Sammy Davis Jr. was driving to Hollywood when a car crash left his eye mangled beyond repair. Doubting his potential as a one-eyed entertainer, the burgeoning performer sought a solution at the same venerable institution where other misfortunate starlets had gone to fill their vacant sockets: Mager & Gougelman, a family-owned business in New York City that has ...

  9. Koenen's tumor - Wikipedia

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    Koenen's tumor (KT), also commonly termed periungual angiofibroma, [1]: 668 is a subtype of the angiofibromas. [3] Angiofibromas are benign papule, nodule, and/or tumor lesions that are separated into various subtypes based primarily on the characteristic locations of their lesions.