Coccygeal glomus

Coccygeal glomus
Section of an irregular nodule of the glomus coccygeum. X 85. The section shows the fibrous covering of the nodule, the bloodvessels within it, and the epithelial cells of which it is constituted.
Details
ArteryMedian sacral artery
Identifiers
Latinglomus coccygeum
TA98A12.2.12.011
TA23890
FMA15649
Anatomical terminology

The coccygeal glomus (coccygeal gland or body; Luschka’s gland) is a vestigial structure[1] placed in front of, or immediately below, the tip of the coccyx.

  1. ^ Rahemtullah A, Szyfelbein K, Zembowicz A (2005). "Glomus coccygeum: report of a case and review of the literature". Am J Dermatopathol. 27 (6): 497–9. doi:10.1097/01.dad.0000149079.70872.a7. PMID 16314705. S2CID 32243951.
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