The Enigma of Chronic Excruciating Pain in the Finger: Glomus Tumor

Glomus tumors are benign subungual lesions, causing excruciating pain. These lesions are small, rarely seen on the skin surface, and hence, diagnosis is often missed for years together. However, a proper history and clinical examination avoids unnecessary investigations, expenses, and delay in the treatment. We report the case of a middle-aged female with the left little finger pain, undiagnosed, and mismanaged for the last 20 years. A proper history and clinical examination favored a diagnosis of a glomus tumor, which was excised completely. The patient is now absolutely pain free after two decades of her painful miseries.