Tufted Angioma of the Leg A rare Clinicopathological Presentation
Keywords:
Acquired tufted angioma, benign vascular tumour, sebaceous cyst
Abstract
Acquired tufted angioma is a rare benign vascular tumour of skin and subcutaneous tissues. Sites commonly involved are neck, shoulders and thorax region. It is
diagnosed on its characteristic histopathological features. A case of acquired tufted angioma presenting as soft tissue swelling on medial side of leg which was mimicking
as sebaceous cyst is being presented.
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2. Goldman MP, Bowes LE. Tufted angioma. eMedicine, MedScape http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/1086612
3. Enzinger FM, Weiss SW. Soft tissue tumors. 3rd ed. St. Louis Mosby. 1995: p.581-6.
4. Alessi E, Bertani E, Sola F: Acquired tufted angioma. Am J Dermatopathol. 1986; 8: 426-9.
5. Miyamoto T, Mihara M, Mishima E, Hagari Y, Shimao S. Acquired tufted angioma showing spontaneous regression. Br J Dermatol. 1992; 127:645-8.
6. Jones EW. Malignant vascular tumors. Clin Exp Dermatol. 1976; 1:287-312.
7. Nakagawa K. Case report of angioblastoma of the skin. J Dermatol. 1949; 59:92-4.
8. Fujita H, Asahina A, Tamaki K. Extensive tufted angioma of the left arm in a 47-year-old woman. Clin Exp Dermatol. 2009;34 (7):216-7.
9. McAleer MA, Kirby B, Sheahan K, Collins P. An erythematous patch and plaque on the shoulder--quiz case. Acquired tufted angioma. Arch Dermatol. Sep 2008;144(9):1217-22.
10. Jones EW, Orkin M. Tufted angioma (angioblastoma). A benign progressive angioma, not to be confused with Kaposi’s sarcoma or low-grade angiosarcoma. J Am Acad Dermatol. 1989; 20(2 Pt 1):214-25.
11. Bernstein EF, Cantor G, Howe N, Savit RM, Koblenzer PJ, Uitto J. Tufted angioma of the thigh. J Am Acad Dermatol. 1994; 31: 307-311.
12. Kumakiri M, Muramoto F, Tsukinaga I, et al Crystalline lamellae in the endothelial cells of a type of hemangioma characterized by the proliferation of immature endothelial cells and pericytes – angioblastoma (Nakagawa). J Am Acad Dermatol. 1983; 8:68-75.
13. Padilla RS, Orkin M, Rosai J. Acquired “tufted” angioma (progressive capillary hemangioma). A distinctive clinicopathologic entity related to l obular capillary
hemangioma. Am J Dermatopathol. 1987; 9:292-300.
14. Barco D, Baselga E, Ribe A, Alomar A. [Congenital self-limiting tufted angioma]. Actas Dermosifiliogr. Jun 2008; 99(5):423-5.
Published
2019-09-13
How to Cite
Vashist M.G, Verma M, Nitin, Mathur S.K, Garg S. (2019). Tufted Angioma of the Leg A rare Clinicopathological Presentation. The Indian Practitioner, 67(6), 381-383. Retrieved from https://articles.theindianpractitioner.com/index.php/tip/article/view/802
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