Structure of coccygeal glomus

PurposeThe median sacral artery (MSA) is the termination of the dorsal aorta, which undergoes a complex regression and remodeling… Expand

To describe the normal anatomy and histology of the adult coccygeal body (CB) and to discuss about the origin and function, using… Expand

To examine how the median sacral artery (MSA) is involved with the coccygeal body or glomus coccygeum, we studied serial frontal… Expand

ObjectiveGlomus coccygeum is a glomus body which is found in the pericoccygeal soft tissue. This specialised arteriovenous… Expand

Aim To discuss a little known anatomical structure, the glomus coccygeum, and its presence in an abdominoperineal resection (APR… Expand

The glomus coccygeum is a vestigial structure related to the canals of Sucquet-Hoyer, an arteriovenous anastomosis surrounded by… Expand

Summary We reviewed all cases of pilonidal sinus excision specimens from our surgical pathology records from 1990 to 2000 to… Expand

The glomus coccygeum is located at the tip of the coccyx; it measures several millimeters in diameter. We describe two glomera… Expand

Painful glomus tumors near the coccyx have not yet been described before. Three patients with coccygodynia were treated by… Expand

We undertook an anatomical and histological study to differentiate glomus-cell tumors of the pericoccygeal tissues from the… Expand