# Glomus tumor of the foot dorsum: A case report of a neglect podiatric entity

## TL;DR

This case report highlights a rare foot tumor called a glomus tumor, emphasizing the importance of early detection and surgical treatment for pain relief and improved quality of life.

## Contribution

The paper presents a new case of a glomus tumor in the foot, contributing to the understanding of its clinical presentation and diagnostic challenges.

## Key findings

- Glomus tumors are rare, painful, and often misdiagnosed due to their small size and variable symptoms.
- MRI is useful for diagnosis, but histological analysis is required for confirmation.
- Surgical removal is the effective treatment for glomus tumors.

## Abstract

Podiatrists and orthopedists should be vigilant for chronically evolving, hyperalgic soft lumps in the foot with vascular radiological features, prompting early detection of glomus tumor, timely mass removal, providing pain relief and improving patient's quality of life.

Glomus tumors refers to a rare group of benign perivascular neoplasms that originate from a neuromyoarterial structure called a glomus body. These tumors are characterized by their painful nature and predominant distribution in the extremities mainly the fingers, the hands and the feet. Nonetheless, the diagnosis is usually made after several years of symptoms experience as the lesions are mostly small, not palpable, and have variable presentations. Radiological workup especially with magnetic resonance imaging is very useful for diagnosing the tumoral process, however, confirmation can only be obtained by histological analysis. The treatment is purely surgical, and it is successful in most cases. Herein, we describe a case of glomus tumor of the foot dorsal side among a middle age male patient.