Progressive macular hemangioma: a new entity?

Abstract

We report a 22-year-old man with an extensive cutaneous vascular lesion involving the left arm since the age of 2 months. The lesion was macular and had been growing steadily in extent since its appearance. It had crossed the midline in several places. There was no involvement of any internal organ. Histopathology and immunostaining revealed unmistakable evidence of vascular proliferation. The predominantly macular character of the lesion, even with passage of time, besides the absence of several other features, usually associated with a tufted angioma, led us to the use of the term 'progressive macular hemangioma' for this condition.

• Authors: Abir Saraswat, Sanjeev Handa, Sambit K Mohanty
• Journal: Dermatology (Basel, Switzerland) (Dermatology) Vol. 207 Issue 4 Pg. 405-7 ( 2003) ISSN: 1018-8665 [Print] Switzerland
• PMID: 14657637 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)
• Copyright: Copyright 2003 S. Karger AG, Basel

Topics

• Adult
• Arm
• Hemangioma (pathology)
• Humans
• Male
• Skin Neoplasms (pathology)