Angioleiomyoma
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Angioleiomyoma | |
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Other names | Angiomyoma, vascular leiomyoma |
Angioleiomyoma, smooth muscles encircling dilatated blood vessels | |
Specialty | Oncology, rheumatology |
Symptoms | Pain (with or without tenderness), slow-growing benign mass in the subcutaneous region of the extremities.[1] |
Usual onset | Can occur at any age, with a peak in middle age.[2] |
Causes | Unknown. |
Differential diagnosis | Many, including ganglion cyst, traumatic neuroma, schwannoma, eccrine spiradenoma, angiolipoma, fibroma and synovial sarcoma. |
Treatment | Surgical excision. |
Frequency | Rare, more common in women. |
Angioleiomyoma (vascular leiomyoma, angiomyoma) of the skin is thought to arise from vascular smooth muscle, and is generally acquired.[3]
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- ^ * Kumar, S.; Hasan, R.; Maddukuri, S. B.; Mathew, M. (2014-10-16). "Angiomyoma presenting as a painful subcutaneous mass: a diagnostic challenge". Case Reports. 2014 (oct16 1): bcr2014206606–bcr2014206606. doi:10.1136/bcr-2014-206606. ISSN 1757-790X. PMC 4202094. PMID 25323285.
- ^ * Feger, Joachim (2021-02-08). "Angioleiomyoma". Radiopaedia.org. Radiopaedia.org. doi:10.53347/rid-86670.
- ^ Freedberg, et al. (2003). Fitzpatrick's Dermatology in General Medicine. (6th ed.). Page 1033. McGraw-Hill. ISBN 0-07-138076-0.
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