Subungual glomus tumor

Case contributed by Bahman Rasuli
Diagnosis probable

Presentation

Painful right ring finger.

Patient Data

Age: 45 years
Gender: Male
mri

There is a 5 mm well-defined nodular bright signal (on T2 and proton density sequences) lesion at the subungual area near to the distal phalanx of the ring finger.

Case Discussion

This patient was referred with a history of ring finger pain in the subungual region for 1 year. Regarding the imaging findings, a subungual glomus tumor is suspected.

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