Title | Glomuvenous Malformation: A Rare Periorbital Lesion of the Thermoregulatory Apparatus. |
Publication Type | Journal Article |
Year of Publication | 2017 |
Authors | Whipple KM, Godfrey KJ, Solomon JP, Lin JH, Korn BS, Kikkawa DO |
Journal | Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg |
Volume | 33 |
Issue | 2 |
Pagination | e36-e37 |
Date Published | 2017 Mar/Apr |
ISSN | 1537-2677 |
Keywords | Adult, 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. |
DOI | 10.1097/IOP.0000000000000695 |
Alternate Journal | Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg |
PubMed ID | 27065433 |
PubMed Central ID | PMC5118188 |
Grant List | I01 BX002284 / BX / BLRD VA / United States P30 EY022589 / EY / NEI NIH HHS / United States |
Related Faculty:
James Solomon, M.D., Ph.D.