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Glomuvenous Malformation: A Rare Periorbital Lesion of the Thermoregulatory Apparatus

Year: 2016

Type: article

Abstract: Glomuvenous malformations (GVMs), previously referred to as glomus tumors or glomangiomas, are benign, mesenchymal venous malformations arising from glomus bodies. Glomus bodies are modified smooth muscle neuromyoarterial structures involved in temperature regulation via blood shunting. These classically occur in the digits but can occur in other locations. The authors present a case of a periorbital GVM presented following blunt trauma to the area.

Source: Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

DOI: 10.1097/iop.0000000000000695

Authors: Katherine M. Whipple, Kyle J. Godfrey, James P. Solomon, Jonathan H. Lin, Bobby S. Korn, Don O. Kikkawa

Institutions: University of California San Diego, VA San Diego Healthcare System

Language: English

Topic: Soft tissue tumors and treatment

Subfield: Pathology and Forensic Medicine

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

Funders: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, National Eye Institute