Another fingertip lesion that may be confused for a glomus tumor on MR images is the giant cell tumor of the tendon sheath. This is a very common finger lesion, in fact being the most common finger mass other than a ganglion cyst.
It also represents child abuse awareness. A dark blue ribbon, on the other hand, represents colon cancer which is more common to males. This color represents brain cancer, reflecting the believed color of the brain of somehow grayish in nature. This also represents awareness for asthma and diabetes.
More than a dozen colors of ribbon have been used to represent as many types of cancer. Many colors are symbols for a number of other diseases and causes as well, but a few stand only for types of cancer or are used primarily for this issue.