Glomuvenous Malformation: A Rare Periorbital Lesion of the Thermoregulatory Apparatus.

TitleGlomuvenous Malformation: A Rare Periorbital Lesion of the Thermoregulatory Apparatus.
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2017
AuthorsWhipple KM, Godfrey KJ, Solomon JP, Lin JH, Korn BS, Kikkawa DO
JournalOphthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg
Volume33
Issue2
Paginatione36-e37
Date Published2017 Mar/Apr
ISSN1537-2677
KeywordsAdult, Craniocerebral Trauma, Eye, Facial Neoplasms, Female, Glomus Tumor, Humans, Paraganglioma, Extra-Adrenal
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.

DOI10.1097/IOP.0000000000000695
Alternate JournalOphthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg
PubMed ID27065433
PubMed Central IDPMC5118188
Grant ListI01 BX002284 / BX / BLRD VA / United States
P30 EY022589 / EY / NEI NIH HHS / United States
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