Surgical Excision Followed by Pulsed Dye Laser Sessions for the Successful Treatment of Glomangiomatosis on the Left Flank: A Case Report and Literature Review

• Published in: Archives of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery Vol. 22; no. 2; pp. 103 - 106
• Main Authors: Park, Sooyeon, Baek, Sang-oon, Rha, En Young, Lee, Jun Yong, Han, Hyun Ho
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Korean Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery 01.06.2016; 대한미용성형외과학회
• Subjects: glomus tumor; lasers dye; neoplasm; scar; 성형외과학

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. W...