Korean J Dermatol.
2006 Apr;44(4):454-456.
A Case of Digital Angioleiomyoma
- Affiliations
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- 1Department of Dermatology, Our Lady of Mercy Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea. leejd@olmh.cuk.ac.kr
Abstract
- Angioleiomyoma is a benign tumor arising from the muscle layer of the vein walls and mainly develops on the lower extremities of middle-aged women. We encountered a 31-year-old man who had a 3 year history of a painless but tender, 0.6 x 0.6 cm-sized nodule on the volar aspect of his left third finger. Histopathologically, a well-circumscribed nodular tumor was observed in the dermis, which comprised of numerous, various-sized, vessels and bundles of smooth muscle fibers. It is relatively rare for an angioleiomyoma to occur on the finger.
