The aim of this study was to assess the feasibility of using temporal temperature gradient electrophoresis (TTGE) of PCR-amplified 18S rDNA fragments of different Glomus species for their detection and characterization. Screening of Glomus clarum, Glomus constrictum, Glomus coronatum, Glomus intraradices, Glomus mosseae and Glomus viscosum by PCR-TGGE revealed that the NS31-AM1 region of the 18...

Glomus tumors are rare benign neoplasms that predominate in limbs. Infrequently, they can occur in a wide anatomic distribution, to include sites not known to contain glomus cells. Although glomus tumors are usually small, pain and tenderness are common clinical symptoms. We report the case of a 69-year-old man with an asymptomatic large mediastinal glomus tumor, who underwent surgical resection.

BACKGROUND The typical clinical symptoms of glomus tumors are pain, tenderness, and sensitivity to temperature change, and the presence of these clinical findings is helpful in diagnosis. However, the tumors often pose diagnostic difficulty because of variations in presentation and the nonspecific symptoms of glomus tumors. To the best of our knowledge, few studies have reported on the usefulne...

Glomus tumors are neoplasms of the normal glomus body. This structure is a neuromyoarterial body composed of an afferent arteriole and an efferent venule with multiple interconnections. Contractility of glomus cells occurs after temperature changes are sensed by nerves within the glomus body, hence its importance in local blood flow regulation [1,2]. Glomus tumors are rare corresponding to 1,6%...

Glomus tumors are rare neoplasms that originate from the glomus bodies, an arteriovenous anastomosis with a specialized vascular structure. The most common site for these tumors is the subungal region of the fingers. Occasionally, glomus tumors are found in the middle ear, trachea, nasal cavities, stomach, and lungs. The occurrence in the parotid regions is very rare. While multiple glomus tumo...

We have reinvestigated the hypothesis of the relative importance of glomus cell plasma and mitochondrial membrane potentials (E(m) and psi(m), respectively) in acute hypoxia by a noninvasive fluorescence microimaging technique using the voltage-sensitive dyes bis-oxonol and JC-1, respectively. Short-term (24 h)-cultured rat glomus cells and cultured PC-12 cells were used for the study. Glomus c...

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui keberadaan Endomikoriza non trapping pada tegakan Pometia pinnata, coriaceae dan acuminata. Metode penelitian menggunakan metode sieving dari Gardeman Nicholsan pengamatan kolonisasi akar. Hasil menunjukan bahwa yang ditemukan pinnata adalah genus Glomus Acaulospora; dijumpai Acaulospora Glomus; acuminata Glomus. Persen perakaran tertinggi yaitu 27,6% t...

BACKGROUND Glomus tumors typically occur in the subcutaneous tissue of distal extremities, but rarely in visceral organs. Most glomus tumors are benign, while others have been reported to have malignant potential. Herein, a unique case of a liver glomus tumor with atypical histological features is reported. CASE PRESENTATION A 39-year-old man felt fullness in the epigastrium, and an enhanced ...

Background: Glomus tumour is a rare mesenchymal neoplasm affecting the subcutaneous tissue of the distal extremities in the majority of cases. Glomus tumour rarely involves visceral organs. Glomus tumour involving the kidney is extremely rare and would not be encountered by most medical practitioners. In view of the rarity of glomus tumour of the kidney, its biological behaviour may not be know...