| Literature DB >> 26538724 |
Souradip Gupta1, Debarati Chattopadhyay1, Pratibha Dhiman2, Sandipan Gupta1.
Abstract
Angioleiomyomas are benign tumors originating in the vascular smooth muscle. The tumor typically presents as painful, solitary, small (<2 cm), slow growing, subcutaneous nodule. Angioleiomyoma of the knee is rare, and only few cases have been reported so far. We have described herein a giant angioleiomyoma of the knee presenting as a painless ulcer in a 22-year-old man. There was no intra-articular extension of the tumor, and total excision was curative. This is the first case report of giant angioleiomyoma of the knee as well as the first case report of angioleiomyoma presenting as a painless ulcerative lesion.Entities:
Keywords: Angioleiomyoma; giant angioleiomyoma; knee; painless; ulcer
Year: 2015 PMID: 26538724 PMCID: PMC4601445 DOI: 10.4103/0019-5154.164430
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Indian J Dermatol ISSN: 0019-5154 Impact factor: 1.494