title: Glomuvenous Malformation: A Rare Periorbital Lesion of the Thermoregulatory Apparatus.
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.
authors.affiliation: *Department of Ophthalmology, Division of Oculofacial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, †Department of Pathology, Veterans Affairs San Diego Healthcare System, and ‡Department of Surgery, Division of Plastic Surgery, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California, U.S.A.
authors.forename: Katherine M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Whipple
authors.forename: Kyle J
authors.initials: KJ
authors.lastname: Godfrey
authors.forename: James P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Solomon
authors.forename: Jonathan H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: Bobby S
authors.initials: BS
authors.lastname: Korn
authors.forename: Don O
authors.initials: DO
authors.lastname: Kikkawa
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006259:Craniocerebral Trauma / Q000150:complications; D005123:Eye; D005153:Facial Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D005918:Glomus Tumor / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D010236:Paraganglioma, Extra-Adrenal / Q000473:pathology*