Extradigital glomus tumors: A 20-year experience

Mayo Clinic Proceedings

Volumn 81, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 1337-1344

  Schiefer, Terry K ^a   Parker, Wendy L ^b   Anakwenze, Okechukwu A ^a   Amadio, Peter C ^b   Inwards, Carrie Y ^b   Spinner, Robert J ^b  

^a MAYO CLINIC COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Mayo Clinic College of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANKLE; ARM; BACK; BUTTOCK; CHEEK; COLD SENSITIVITY; DELAYED DIAGNOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; EAR LOBE; ELBOW; EXTRADIGITAL GLOMUS TUMOR; FEMALE; FOOT; GLOMUS TUMOR; HAND; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; KNEE; LEG; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NOSE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PAIN; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SHOULDER; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; THIGH; TRACHEA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WRIST;

EID: 33749253514     PISSN: 00256196     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4065/81.10.1337     Document Type: Article

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